(Zee News) SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not only a financial reform but is a social reform also. Bhattacharya also said that initially there will be some hiccups and difficulties after implementation of the GST. “GST is not only financial reform but it’s social reform also … Let us not be apprehensive, let us go forward, problems be there, I am sure but I don’t think they will insurmountable,” she said.
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(AU) बिहार में लगातार सत्तारूढ़ गठबंधन सरकार का आपस में मतभेद गहराता जा रहा है। मौजूदा मामले में आरजेडी की ‘बीजेपी हटाओ, देश बचाओ’ रैली से जेडी (यू) ने किनारा किया है। जेडीयू प्रमुख लालू प्रसाद यादव ने बीजेपी के विरोध में रैली रखी है, जिससे सत्तारूढ़ सरकार जेडीयू के किनारा करने के आसार नजर आ रहे हैं। टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया की खबर के मुताबिक आरजेडी की यह रैली 27 अगस्त को पटना में होगी। मामले में जेडी(यू) पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव श्याम रजक ने साफ कहा है कि यह आरजेडी की रैली है और जेडीयू पार्टी के तौर पर इसमें हिस्सा नहीं लेगी। उन्होंने कहा कि अगर जेडी(यू)…
(FE) Railways is reportedly set to cancel more than 60 trains between July 3 and 15 which may a cause some trouble for the passengers, as per a report by NDTV. These trains will be cancelled as interlocking is going on Saharanpur-Meerut railroad. The interlocking work is going on the rail line between Durala to Meerut which will led to doubling and as result, many trains will have to be cancelled or their routes might be changed between July 3 and 15. Here are some important trains that will be cancelled: 04401: Anand Vihar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Train-…
(FE) GST impact: Local grocery shop owners seem to have adopted a wait and watch approach after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Saturday. Grocery store owners have adopted this strategy, as they think they will get some clarity about what they are supposed to do in a few days. Most grocery store owners think that the prices of commodities will not rise immediately and that the headache of the new taxes will be borne by the manufacturer. S B Chaudhary, who runs a grocery shop in Pimpri-Chinchwad, told the Indian Express that retailers are likely…
(AT) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ 2 जुलाई को वाराणसी दौरे पर रहेंगे. अपना दल के संस्थापक सोनेलाल पटेल की 68वीं जयंती के अवसर पर पार्टी अपने शक्ति प्रदर्शन के लिये रविवार को वाराणसी के रोहनियां में जन स्वाभिमान रैली का आयोजन कर रही है. अपना दल द्वारा आयोजित इस रैली में मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ और प्रदेश के कई कैबिनेट मंत्री शामिल होंगे. बता दें कि बतौर मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ का ये दूसरा वाराणसी दौरा है. मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ रविवार सुबह 11:25 बजे वाराणसी के सर्किट हाउस पहुंचेंगे. वह दोपहर डेढ़ बजे तक सर्किट हाउस में जिले में चल रहे विकास कार्यों की…
(AT) दो दिवसीय गोवा दौरे पर पहुंचे बीजेपी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अमित शाह की रैली को लेकर विवाद हो गया है. शाह के लिए पणजी के दाबोलिम एयरपोर्ट पर एक स्वागत बैठक का आयोजन किया गया था, जहां उन्होंने समर्थकों और पार्टी कार्यकर्ताओं को संबोधित भी किया. कांग्रेस ने बीजेपी पर सत्ता का दुरुपयोग और मनमाना रवैया अपनाने का आरोप लगाया है. कांग्रेस के सचिव गिरीश चोडनकर ने शनिवार को कहा कि एयरपोर्ट परिसर में इस बैठक की मंजूरी देने वाले एयरपोर्ट अथॉरिटी के अधिकारियों सहित बीजेपी के मंत्रियों, विधायकों और अध्यक्ष अमित शाह के खिलाफ कानूनी कार्रवाई होनी चाहिए. शनिवार सुबह…
(PTI) Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked states to ensure that all enrolments, even those by private agencies, shift to government or municipal premises from external sites by September this year. The move will have a bearing on 25,000 active enrolment centres across India and ensure that they come under direct supervision of the authorities. It is also expected to curb cases of overcharging by private operators as enrolment and updation can be closely monitored by the government, under the new arrangement. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey has written to the states asking them to identify centres within…
(NDTV) On a day after India’s biggest tax reform came into force, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to continue the crackdown on black money and announced that the government cancelled registration of one lakh firms over the last 48 hours and was probing 37,000 shell companies on suspicions of funneling black money. Also, he said, 3 lakh other companies were under the scanner for suspicious transactions. PM Modi patted his back for delivering on his promise to clean up the economy and cited recent statistics about the sharp decline in deposits by He called them an important pillar of…
Decision to reduce Tax Rate on Fertilizers from existing 12% to 5 % under GST taken in the interests of the Farmers Under GST regime, a uniform MRP of Rs. 295.47 per 50 kg bag to be fixed across the country GST regime to deter inter-state smuggling of fertilizers by integrating the entire fertilizer market into a Single Market Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar briefed the media on the outcome of the 18th meeting of the GST Council, held here on 30th June 2017, regarding Fertilizer sector. The Minister said that it was decided…
(NDTV) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said rollout of the GST will ease inflation, make tax avoidance difficult and boost GDP growth. Addressing the midnight launch event of the GST in the Central Hall of Parliament, Mr Jaitley said the implementation of the landmark unified tax should be seen as the beginning of a new journey that will expand the country’s economic horizon. He further said that 17 transaction taxes in states and centre and 23 cesses would be subsumed in GST. An assesse will have to file only one return. “Inflation will come down, tax avoidance will be difficult, India’s…