IATO clarifies RCM issues

During its latest monthly interactive luncheon meeting in New Delhi, IATO briefed members about Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) through a presentation and updated them through in-house announcements.

Manas Dwivedi

Interacting with members at the recently-held luncheon after the successful conclusion of the convention in Kolkata, Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) commenced the meeting by welcoming the newly-appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), G Kamala Vardhana Rao. In his first interaction with members, Rao requested the support of IATO for ITDC, and assured to work in tandem with the travel trade to promote inbound traffic to India. Delivering in-house announcements, Rajesh Mudgill, Honorary Secretary, IATO, talked about the meeting with Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and up- coming roadshows organised by the Ministry in Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and Thailand (Bangkok).

On the occasion, EM Najeeb, Senior Vice President, IATO, said, “We wanted to clear the doubts of our members on RCM. We invited SC Kamra, GST Consultant for IATO, who made an excellent presentation on GST issues, clarifying the doubts of all our members on different aspects. These were the main highlights and we had a good gathering of members and a fruitful luncheon meeting with them.”

Rajiv Mehra, Vice President, IATO, said that the meeting was organised after a gap of two months due to the annual convention and AGM. “The key issues discussed in the meeting focused on hotels not passing on GST benefits to IATO members and tour operators. The issue has been taken up with Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Finance, as well as NITI Aayog. I feel, the issues need to be discussed on a higher level. For the roadshows next month, we are hopeful that many people will join in. Apart from that, IATO is working to resolve other issues faced by our members such as the withdrawal of airport entry pass for tour operators,” he affirmed.