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Home construction and home services company Housejoy appoints Arpan Biswas as VP marketing
MUMBAI: Housejoy (www.housejoy.in), India’s leading tech-driven Construction, Renovation, Interiors & Home Maintenance Company has announced the appointment of Arpan Biswas as their Vice President Marketing. In this role, he will be responsible for all marketing and project execution related activities and will aim to steer the business towards growth. Before this, he was the Chief Marketing Officer at Wonderchef Home Appliances.
Arpan is an experienced marketing professional with a demonstrated history of working across different marketing categories. Some of his key responsibilities at Housejoy will include developing and implementing a cohesive marketing plan to increase brand awareness, setting current and
long-term goals for internal teams, designing and reviewing the marketing budget, scalable project operations, and client and stakeholder management amongst others.
Arpan is adept at both traditional and digital marketing with 10 years of experience under his belt. He has held notable positions with companies such as Tata Motors, Britannia Industries Ltd, Piramal Realty, and the LODHA group. Arpan has an engineering degree from IIT Kharagpur and is an MBA from IIM Kozhikode.
Speaking about this, Housejoy founder & CEO Sanchit Gaurav said, “We are happy to have Arpan join our leadership team at Housejoy. He brings immense expertise in the area of marketing and strategy. A true marketing enthusiast, Arpan has a penchant for doing things differently, and with him on board we hope to achieve great success. We wish him all the best in his stint with Housejoy.”
Commenting on his appointment, Housejoy VP marketing Arpan Biswas said, “I am excited to come on board a team with a tech-driven startup like Housejoy, which is known for its end-to-end solutions in the domain of home construction. With my experience in marketing strategy and scaling up operations, among other things, I will work towards making the company a go-to brand in the times to come.”
Throughout his career trajectory, Arpan has gained experience in developing propositions, GTM strategy, campaigns, communications, pricing, media strategy and promotions based on competition mapping and micro-market analysis. He aims to leverage these to make Housejoy a brand to reckon with and strengthen its standing as a one-stop-shop for all construction-related needs.
Housejoy started in 2015 and their services begin right from the approval stage till the completion and handover of a house. Their core offerings include home construction, renovation, interior design. In addition to this, Housejoy also provides 360-degree maintenance services such as home cleaning, repairs, painting, and appliance installation. Housejoy offers clients a hassle-free experience of building a house and the entire process is completely managed by a qualified team of experts.
Housejoy has so far raised investment to the tune of $30.2 million from investors such as Amazon, Matrix Partners, Vertex Ventures, Qualcomm, and Ru-Net Technology Partners. The company is working towards becoming the largest tech-enabled platform for construction and renovation in India. They are currently doing 50+ projects a month with plans to scale up to 150+ projects in the next six months.
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI:Â Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
