Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that all communities are widely welcoming the recent GST reforms in the country. He added that he visited a far-flung area of Doda where all Communities live together and no one from any community opposed the GST reforms.
In the 126th episode of his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on citizens to make the upcoming festive season more meaningful by choosing indigenous products.
Prime Minister and laid the foundation stone of development works worth over Rs 60,000 crore in Jharsuguda in Odisha and took jibes at the Congress, alleging that the party "never missed a chance to loot you" and that "the era of double savings and double income has begun".
Speaking to ANI, Singh said, "Before Diwali, Prime Minister Modi gave a big gift by reducing the GST rates. This is a big gift for every section and people are very happy...India will become the Vishwaguru and Viksit Bharat by fulfilling the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat on the strength of it
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, approved by the Union Government on September 4, came into effect on September 22. GST 2.0 features two main tax slabs, 5% and 18%, with a 40% compensation cess for luxury and sin goods.
Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Modi launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana for Bihar via video conferencing. During the programme, the Prime Minister directly transferred Rs 10,000 each into the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across Bihar, totalling Rs 7,500 crore.
PM Modi added, "You know well what the situation was earlier. Congress never missed a chance to loot you. In 2014, when you chose us, we freed you from Congress's loot system. Under the BJP government, the era of double savings and double income has begun."
"The effect of GST 2.0, the next-gen GST reforms, can be seen in the markets. The customers are curious and asking questions while the shopkeepers are explaining it (GST rates) to them. This has become a reality, and we thank PM Modi for this," Meghwal told ANI.
Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, arrived in Guwahati on Friday, to begin a two-day tour of the Northeast.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired a review meeting at the Chief Minister's residence on Friday regarding the ongoing GST and Swadeshi Awareness Campaign in the state.