The workshop outlined Bhashini’s vision for digital inclusivity and showcased its AI-driven language solutions, including real-time translation, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice-to-voice translation between Indian languages and English. Discussions focused on Tripura’s role in integrating these capabilities into governance and strategies to promote regional languages on digital platforms and government applications.

Many citizens in rural and tribal areas of Tripura struggle with language barriers, as most government digital platforms operate in English or Hindi. By enabling services in local languages, Bhashini will bridge this gap and make governance more inclusive. Its multilingual capabilities can be integrated with the CM Helpline, eVidhan, Kisan Sahayata App, e-District, and Amar Sarkar, improving citizen engagement. The CCTNS platform can also benefit from voice-based data entry and FIR translations, making legal and administrative processes more accessible.

Tripura is now the first northeastern state, the first in eastern India, and the eighth state in India to sign an MoU with Bhashini. It also joins a select group of states that have conducted focused workshops on multilingual governance. This pioneering move underscores Tripura’s commitment to digital inclusivity and leveraging technology for citizen-centric governance.

By integrating Bhashini into its e-Governance framework, Tripura aims to reduce the digital divide, enhance policy implementation, and strengthen regional identity. This initiative, backed by DIBD-MeitY, marks a transformative step toward a more inclusive, technology-driven administration, ensuring that Tripura’s linguistic diversity is embraced in governance.

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Presently the last date of filing GSTR-3B returns for every taxpayer is 20th of every month. From now on, the last date for filing of GSTR-3B for the taxpayers having annual turnover of Rs 5 crore and above in the previous financial year would be 20th of the month. Thus, around 8 lakh regular taxpayers would have the last date of GSTR-3B filing as 20th of every month without late fees.

The taxpayers having annual turnover below Rs 5 crore in previous financial year will be divided further in two categories. The tax filers from 15 States/ UTs, i.e., Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will now be having the last date of filing GSTR-3B returns as 22nd of the month without late fees. This category would have around 49 lakh GSTR-3B filers who would now have 22nd of every month as their last date for filing GSTR-3B returns.

For the remaining 46 lakh taxpayers from the 22 States/UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Laddakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha having annual turnover below Rs 5 crore in previous financial year will now be having last date of filing the GSTR-3B as 24th of the month without late fees.

The Finance Ministry said that the necessary notification in this regard would be issued later by the competent authority.

In a statement issues, the Ministry further said that it has also taken a note of difficulties and concerns expressed by the taxpayers regarding filing of GSTR-3B and other returns. The matter has been discussed by the GSTN with Infosys, the Managed Service Provider, which has come out with above solution to de-stress the process as a temporary but immediate measure. For further improving the performance of GSTN filing portal on permanent basis, several technological measures are being worked out with Infosys and will be in place by April 2020.

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