The Prime Minister highlighted that these reforms will boost savings and directly benefit every section of society, including farmers, women, youth, the poor, middle-class individuals, traders, and MSMEs.
Rao lauded the GST reforms, stating that 99 per cent of the daily use items have come under the 5 per cent GST, which will help the poor, middle class, women, students, farmers and other sections of the society.
Farmers in different parts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday hailed the implementation of GST reforms and said that the positive impact will be felt by all sections of farming community, specially small and medium farmers.
"Today is the first day of Sharadiya Navratri... and on this occasion, PM Narendra Modi gave the entire country a gift by making the biggest reforms in GST... Life-saving medicines have been made free from GST. GST on all other medicines has been cut to 5%... For farmers, the GST has been cu
Banaskantha (Gujarat) [India], September 22: Banas Dairy, Asia's largest dairy cooperative which operates brands like Amul, Banas, Umang, Bhumi Amrit etc. has launched an ambitious initiative to reduce methane emissions from its 30 lakh livestock animals. Under the visionary leadership of it
In Delhi, Ravi Shankar Kumar, a resident, said, "There are several benefits for middle-class families. Be it ghee, butter, milk or ice cream, the prices have gone down. We will have some benefits in terms of what we spend in a month on dairy products."
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, at the Sahkar Se Samriddhi programme in Amreli, praised the state's cooperative movement, linking it to Gandhiji's Gram Swaraj and Sardar Patel's leadership, while highlighting its role in empowering farmers, women and villages across Saurashtra.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday welcomed the new GST rates coming into effect nationwide from September 22, stating that the reforms would benefit the industrial sector and the farmers.
He cautioned that failure to act would compel the KIP to stage large-scale protests in Kulchak, Nasirabad, Lakpass, Khuzdar, and several other districts, as reported by Dawn.
Prem Garg, National President of the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF), on Sunday welcomed Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal's remarks on the upcoming Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025, saying they reflect India's growing role in global trade.
In a video message, Goyal said the event would be the world's largest rice industry gathering, bringing together farmers, exporters, global buyers, policymakers and other stakeholders.
Republican US Senators Bill Cassidy and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced the India Shrimp Tariff Act to shield local shrimp and catfish farmers from India's allegedly unfair trade practices, specifically the dumping of cheap shrimp into the US market, a statement by Cassidy's office said.