PANJIM
Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday dedicated to the nation-“Dharohar” – the National Museum of Customs and GST in Goa as part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic week of the Ministry of Finance, being celebrated from June 6-12.
The dedication ceremony was performed in a unique manner, with the Finance Minister removing the golden sand from single rock art installed at the centuries-old heritage building in which the museum is housed.
Dharohar is one of its kind museum in the country that showcases not only the artefacts seized by Indian Customs but also depicts various aspects of work performed by the Customs Department while safeguarding the economic frontiers of the country, its heritage, flora & fauna and the society.
Dharohar has 8 galleries viz: Introductory gallery, History of Taxation Gallery, Guardians of our economic frontiers gallery, Guardians of our Art & Heritage, Guardians of Flora & Fauna, Custodians of our social well being, Journey of Indirect taxes –Salt Tax to GST and the GST gallery.
GST Gallery is a brand new addition to the Dharohar Museum. A first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, this GST Gallery takes us through the long and arduous journey to GST spanning two decades- beginning with the Atal Behari Vajpayee Government initiating discussions on GST in 2000, to processes that paved the way for its introduction on 1 July 2017.
