Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has requested the Centre to withdraw GST on items which impact the lives of low-income group people stating that the unabated price rise has already impacted their lives badly.
He wanted the Centre to withdraw GST on dairy products, handlooms, beedis and others. “I wish the Centre takes a positive view on the issue and announces withdrawal of GST linked to the poor at the NITI Aayog’s Sunday meeting”, Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao said here on Saturday.
Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao accused the Centre of diluting the NREGS too by bringing in changes in its implementation such as marking biometric attendance twice a day and others. Its impact was so high that wage seekers under the scheme from about 15 States went to Delhi recently and staged a protest against the changes.
