The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Dr. Mukul Sangma officially launched  E-Services (VAT) of the Taxation Department  at the State Central Library Auditorium on Meghalaya Day, 21st January 2012.
The Deputy Chief Ministers Shri B.M. Lanong and Shri R. Lyngdoh, Chief Secretary Shri W.M.S. Pariat, other Ministers and senior officers of the Central and State Governments were present. A large number of members of the trading community also attended the function.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said, “E-services are aimed at bringing about transparency and in eliminating manipulation in the Taxation department.”
 E-Registration, e-Payment, e-Waybill and e-Returns are the e-services that  have been designed and developed by  National Informatics Centre (NIC) Meghalaya for the Taxation Department of the Government of Meghalaya. With the implementation of E-Services, government dealers would be able to apply for road permits, deposit and pay taxes, file their returns and apply for new registrations online.
Earlier, the Taxation Department in collaboration with NIC had conducted a number of workshops and sensitization programmes at Shillong, Tura and Jowai to educate the citizens especially those from the trading community about the benefits of using  online services.