We have tested our system thoroughly for rolling out GST, says GSTN chairman Navin Kumar

Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) chairman Navin Kumar has rejected the claim by some political leaders that the software to launch the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not ready.

Navin Kumar said, "Erroneous information is going around that our system has not been tested. We have tested our system thoroughly for rolling out GST."

"We have tested our software system at various levels. The tests have been done elaborately and thoroughly from the initial stage to consumer delivery stage," he said.

Responding to another question, Navin Kumar said, "We have about 80 lakh people who are tax payers in the country. Of the 80 lakh tax payers, 66 lakh have already migrated to the GSTN network. The system has been working well."