In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 164 of the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act., 2017 (Odisha Act. 7 of 2017), the State Government, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, do hereby make the following rules further to amend the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Odisha Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2021.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 1st June, 2021.

2. In the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017(hereinafter referred to as the said rules),in sub-rule (1) of rule 26, in the fourth proviso, for the figures, letters and words "31st day of May, 2021", the figures, letters and words "31st day of August, 2021" shall be substituted.

3. In the said rules, in sub-rule (4) of rule 36, for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:-

"Provided further that such condition shall apply cumulatively for the period April, May and June, 2021 and the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the tax period June, 2021 or quarter ending June, 2021, as the case may be, shall be furnished with the cumulative adjustment of input tax credit for the said months in accordance with the condition above".

4. In the said rules, in sub-rule (2) of rule 59, after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided further that a registered person may furnish such details, for the month of May, 2021, using IFF from the 1st day of June, 2021 till the 28th day of June, 2021".

By Order of the Governor

N.K. RAUTRAY

Special Secretary to Government