Haryana CM demands GST exemption on 10 agricultural tools from Centre
3 days, 16 hours ago

Haryana CM demands GST exemption on 10 agricultural tools from Centre

Hindustan Times  

Seeking exemption in GST on 10 agricultural implements used in crop residue management from the Central government, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said the exemption will encourage farmers to adopt these technologies more widely, helping to prevent air pollution caused by the stubble burning. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini In a letter sent in this regard to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Saini said the farmers of Haryana play a crucial role in the nation’s food reserves, with the state being a leader in the agricultural sector. Saini urged the Centre to grant GST exemption on agricultural implement used for crop residue management, such as rotavators, disc harrows, cultivators, zero drills, super seeders, straw balers, hay rakes, slashers, reaper binders, and tractor-mounted spray pumps. Given the seriousness of the issue, it is being closely monitored by the Supreme Court and the Air Quality Commission,” CM said pointing out that Haryana’s farmers are adopting advanced technologies and utilising the latest agricultural implement for crop residue management.

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Delegation of TN Foodgrains Merchants Association meets GST officials in New Delhi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delegation of TN Foodgrains Merchants Association meets GST officials in New Delhi

The Hindu  

Appealing to the GST council officials in New Delhi to slash the rates, a delegation from the Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association Limited here submitted a memorandum on Thursday. A press statement issued here said that Association adviser S. P. Jeyapragasam, president S. V. S. S. Velshankar and secretary S. Sai Subramaniam met Additional Secretary GST Council Pankaj Kumar Singh …

Budget 2025 Expectation: Agriculture Leaders Seek GST Exemption On Biofertilizers And Biopesticides
2 months ago

Budget 2025 Expectation: Agriculture Leaders Seek GST Exemption On Biofertilizers And Biopesticides

ABP News  

A major portion of India's population depends on the agriculture sector for their livelihood making it one of the most significant sectors. Experts believe that the upcoming Union Budget should maintain its focus on enhancing productivity and developing the necessary infrastructure to ensure sustained growth in the agriculture sector, while also working towards increasing rural incomes. Financial Support For Agritech …

55th GST Council Meeting: Rates, clarifications
3 months ago

55th GST Council Meeting: Rates, clarifications

New Indian Express  

JAISALMER: Even though the GST Council in its 55th meeting in Jaisalmer avoided ‘thorny’ issues such as lowering GST rates on insurance premiums and a discussion on rate rationalisation, it did make several changes in the rates of goods and services. Among the major changes announced, the Council decided to increase the GST rate from 12% to 18 % on …

55th GST council meeting in Jaisalmer on December 21, 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman media briefing
3 months ago

55th GST council meeting in Jaisalmer on December 21, 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman media briefing

The Hindu  

A much-anticipated review of the Goods and Services Tax levies on life and health insurance policies was put off by the apex body in charge of the indirect tax regime, the GST Council at its 55th meeting on Saturday, as some members sought more discussions on the matter before taking a final call. Moreover, rate rationalisation suggestions pertaining to about …

GST Council Meeting Highlights: Nirmala Sitharaman defers decision on insurance tax, sweet popcorn to attract 18% tax
3 months ago

GST Council Meeting Highlights: Nirmala Sitharaman defers decision on insurance tax, sweet popcorn to attract 18% tax

Live Mint  

The 55th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, introduced several updates to the taxation framework while deferring discussions on GST restructuring for insurance products. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while addressing the media on Saturday, said the Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary felt that any decision on GST on health insurance would require GoM …

Haryana CM Saini says Punjab govt should procure all crops at MSP
3 months, 1 week ago

Haryana CM Saini says Punjab govt should procure all crops at MSP

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that all crops of farmers in Haryana are being procured at Minimum Support Price and the Punjab government should also come forward and announce that the produce of farmers will be purchased at MSP. "Punjab government should also take a decision to procure crops of farmers at MSP. The country …

At pre-budget meet with FM, farmers demand scrapping of GST on agri inputs
3 months, 1 week ago

At pre-budget meet with FM, farmers demand scrapping of GST on agri inputs

Hindustan Times  

A delegation of farmers, which met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week, has sought scrapping of the Goods and Services Tax on farm inputs, two people who attended the meeting said on Monday. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sitharaman held a pre-budget consultation with the farmers and farm economists on Saturday where she sought suggestions, and took note of …

Farmers urge Finance Minister to enhance PM Kisan Nidhi to ₹12,000 at pre-budget meeting
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers urge Finance Minister to enhance PM Kisan Nidhi to ₹12,000 at pre-budget meeting

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met representatives of farmers’ associations, agriculture-based industries and agricultural economists in New Delhi on Saturday as part of her customary pre-budget consultations with stakeholders from various sectors. Farmers asked her to double the income support under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi to ₹12,000 and reduce costs on input materials while industries sought tax sops and subsidies …

Farmers seek cheaper credit, lower taxes, doubling PM-KISAN amount in pre-budget meet with FM
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers seek cheaper credit, lower taxes, doubling PM-KISAN amount in pre-budget meet with FM

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 7 Farmer representatives and agricultural stakeholders urged the government to provide cheaper long-term credit, implement lower taxes, and double the PM-KISAN income support during a comprehensive pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. Primary demands included reducing interest rates on agricultural loans to as low as 1 per cent and increasing the annual PM-KISAN instalment …

Farmers’ delegation meets Nirmala Sitharaman, seek GST exemption on agricultural equipment
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ delegation meets Nirmala Sitharaman, seek GST exemption on agricultural equipment

The Hindu  

A delegation of farmers’ met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Friday and sought that agricultural equipment and ingredients used for cultivation be exempted from Goods and Services Tax. The delegation was led by State Sugarcane Cultivators Association president Kurubur Shanthakumar who submitted a memorandum listing their demands Mr. Shanthakumar said GST on agricultural equipment and other products used …

Haryana Govt Cracks Down on Stubble Burning, Farmers To Face FIRs and Bans on Crop Sales in Mandis
5 months ago

Haryana Govt Cracks Down on Stubble Burning, Farmers To Face FIRs and Bans on Crop Sales in Mandis

ABP News  

Haryana government issues FIRs and bans crop sales in Mandis for stubble burning farmers. The government has launched several schemes to encourage farmers to opt for alternative methods of cultivation, but farmers continue to burn stubble. The Supreme Court has taken suo motu notice and summoned the Chief Secretaries of the Punjab and Haryana governments to explain their stance on …

Haryana govt to purchase all crops on MSP: CM Saini
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana govt to purchase all crops on MSP: CM Saini

Hindustan Times  

In a major pre-poll announcement for farmers, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said that his government will purchase all crops on Minimum Support Price and will waive pending abian tax dues of ₹133.55 crore. Union ministers Dharemendra Pradhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and other senior party leaders during a rally in Kurukshetra on Sunday. This was …

Will exclude agricultural equipment from GST ambit if voted to power, says Mallikarjun Kharge in Punjab
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Will exclude agricultural equipment from GST ambit if voted to power, says Mallikarjun Kharge in Punjab

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday that if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre, they will exclude agricultural equipment from the GST ambit. Addressing a press conference here today, Kharge targeted PM Modi-led BJP government at the centre and said that when farmers tried to enter Delhi to put forward their demands, tear gas …

Haryana CM takes a dig at Punjab government over stubble burning
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana CM takes a dig at Punjab government over stubble burning

The Hindu  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on November 21 took a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Punjab after the Supreme Court’s advice to Punjab to learn from Haryana’s approach surrounding incentives given to farmers to curb stubble burning. Mr. Lal said the Haryana government’s serious approach to the issue of stubble burning, and the collaborative efforts with farmers …

Haryana: Zero incidents of stubble burning in 5 districts, plans underway to use stubble in biogas production
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana: Zero incidents of stubble burning in 5 districts, plans underway to use stubble in biogas production

Op India  

The Haryana government, led by Manohar Lal Khattar, has come up with a smart solution to address the problem of stubble burning in the state. Now, farmers in the state will not only receive money for their crop residue but also have the option to convert the stubble into compressed biogas. The Haryana government is providing an incentive of ₹1,000 …

Haryana banks on in-situ methods to put a stop to farm fires this year
1 year, 5 months ago

Haryana banks on in-situ methods to put a stop to farm fires this year

Hindustan Times  

Seven months back while presenting the Budget on February 23, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had patted farmers for “widely responding” to the state government’s call for reducing farm fires and bringing down active fire location events by 48 % during the 2022 paddy harvesting season. Encouraged by its incentive-driven policies to contain farm fires, the Haryana government’s target …

Supply Of Prepackaged And Labelled Rice Upto 25 Kgs, To The Factory Of Exporter Attracts 5% GST: Haryana AAR
1 year, 11 months ago

Supply Of Prepackaged And Labelled Rice Upto 25 Kgs, To The Factory Of Exporter Attracts 5% GST: Haryana AAR

Live Law  

The Haryana Authority of Advance Ruling has held that 5% GST is applicable on supplies of prepackaged and labeled rice up to 25 kg to the factory of the exporter.The two-member bench of Sunder Lal and Kumud Singh has observed that the legislature's intention is that the supply of rice in packets of up to 25 kg, which are duly …

Pre-Budget talks: Farm outfits, agri-food industry meet Finance Minister, raise issues on GST, MSP
2 years, 4 months ago

Pre-Budget talks: Farm outfits, agri-food industry meet Finance Minister, raise issues on GST, MSP

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held pre-Budget interactions with representatives of farmers, cooperatives, and agro-food industries here on Monday. While farmers’ organisations said they were not getting any input tax credit in the GST regime and demanded legalised MSP in the upcoming session of the Parliament, industry associations urged the Centre to lift the ban on exports of various agriculture produces …

No GST On Services Of Sweeping, Segregation And Transport Of Garbage: Karnataka AAR
2 years, 6 months ago

No GST On Services Of Sweeping, Segregation And Transport Of Garbage: Karnataka AAR

Live Law  

The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling has ruled that GST is not payable on the services of cleaning and sweeping of lawns and garden path areas and segregating and transporting garbage. The services include cleaning and sweeping of lawns and garden path areas; segregation and transport of garbage; and supply of manpower for garden maintenance. The applicant states that the …

Wholesale food grain trade exempted from GST levy
2 years, 8 months ago

Wholesale food grain trade exempted from GST levy

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The transactions of unbranded food grains and other products dealt by wholesalers will be kept out of GST rates, the government told a traders body. The Cait, meanwhile, said it will launch a nationwide movement from July 26 to demand a new GST law and review of rules afresh for radical changes in the GST. It said both the …

Govt exempts GST on 11 food items when sold loose. See list
2 years, 8 months ago

Govt exempts GST on 11 food items when sold loose. See list

India TV News  

Highlights Govt exempted GST on several food items However, these items will attract GST if cold pre-packed or labelled A total of 11 items have been exempted from GST GST Update: The Goods and Services Tax Council has exempted from GST a number of items of daily use in the food category if they are sold loose. Item HSN Pulses/Daal …

Agriculture Minister to take up industry's demand on reducing GST on pesticides with FM Sitharaman
2 years, 8 months ago

Agriculture Minister to take up industry's demand on reducing GST on pesticides with FM Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday assured the agro-chemicals industry that he would take up the industry's demand to reduce GST on pesticides to 5% from 18% with the Finance Minister. On the industry's demand to reduce GST on pesticides, Mr. Tomar said the matter related to this subject is being dealt by the GST Council. Mr. Tomar said …

NGT Junks Punjab Govt Plea to Recover Penalty from Defaulting Farmers for Burning Crop Residue
4 years, 1 month ago

NGT Junks Punjab Govt Plea to Recover Penalty from Defaulting Farmers for Burning Crop Residue

News 18  

The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a plea by Punjab government seeking directions to recover pending environmental compensation for burning crop residue from defaulting farmers as arrears of the land revenue. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Punjab government seeking to recover pending Environmental Compensation for burning crop residue in terms of 2015 judgment from defaulting …

Haryana govt to give exemption in electricity duty for 20 years to industries
4 years, 4 months ago

Haryana govt to give exemption in electricity duty for 20 years to industries

India TV News  

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said the state government has decided to give exemption in electricity duty for 20 years under the Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy 2020 to attract more industries in the state. Apart from this, those industries that employ the local youth will get a subsidy of Rs 48,000 per employee per year for …

Union Budget 2020-21: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs in wish list
5 years, 3 months ago

Union Budget 2020-21: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs in wish list

Firstpost  

Removing of GST on agri-inputs, revamping crop insurance scheme, considering land lease rental for fixing MSP and banning futures trade in agri-commodities are among the suggestions made by farm experts during their pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman New Delhi: Removing of GST on agri-inputs, revamping crop insurance scheme, considering land lease rental for fixing MSP and banning futures …

Give Rs 2,500 per acre to Haryana farmers for not burning stubble: Hooda
5 years, 4 months ago

Give Rs 2,500 per acre to Haryana farmers for not burning stubble: Hooda

India TV News  

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday demanded that the Haryana government give compensation of at least Rs 2,500 per acre for crop residue management to small and marginal farmers who did not burn stubble. If Punjab can give Rs 2,500 per acre as compensation to small and marginal farmers who refrained from burning crop residue, why can't …

Haryana farmers show the way in stubble management
5 years, 4 months ago

Haryana farmers show the way in stubble management

India TV News  

Setting a trend for their contemporaries to adopt again, a handful of farmers of Haryana are opting traditional manual methods of harvesting that is enabling them to protect the environment by minimising burning of crop residue, a major cause of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. The credit for promoting the traditional method of harvesting over the mechanical one goes …

NGT asks Punjab, Haryana, UP about steps to tackle crop burning this year
5 years, 8 months ago

NGT asks Punjab, Haryana, UP about steps to tackle crop burning this year

India Today  

The National Green Tribunal has asked Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh how they intend to tackle the problem of crop burning, a major contributor to air pollution in Delhi, this year. The direction by the tribunal came pursuant to news reports on deaths caused in the national capital due to air pollution and crop burning being one of the reasons …

Haryana govt to launch statewide campaign against burning crop residue; farmers who obey to be felicitated on 15 August
6 years, 7 months ago

Haryana govt to launch statewide campaign against burning crop residue; farmers who obey to be felicitated on 15 August

Firstpost  

The Haryana government on Friday said it will launch a massive campaign in the state to create awareness among farmers about proper management of crops residue and the ill effects of stubble burning in view of the ensuing paddy harvesting season. Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Friday said it will launch a massive campaign in the state to create awareness …

GST Rates Revised: Full List of Goods and Services
7 years, 2 months ago

GST Rates Revised: Full List of Goods and Services

The Quint  

Old and used motor vehicles, medium and large Buses, which exclusively run on biofuels Rate cut if no input tax credit of central excise duty/VAT/GST availed List Of Goods Where GST Rate Will Be Reduced To 12% From 28% All types of old and used motor vehicles, other than large medium and large cars and SUVs Rate cut if no …

Withered hopes
7 years, 4 months ago

Withered hopes

The Hindu  

TWO SUCCESSIVE bad years in terms of earnings on account of demonetisation and its persisting ripple effects, compounded by widespread apprehensions on how the Goods and Services Tax regime will play out on the ground, have left farmers of Uttar Pradesh with an overwhelming sense of despair on the eve of the anniversary of demonetisation and amid the spluttering start …

NGT takes stern view of crop burning, but farmers in Punjab and Haryana say they have little choice
7 years, 5 months ago

NGT takes stern view of crop burning, but farmers in Punjab and Haryana say they have little choice

Firstpost  

While the NGT coming down heavily on stubble-burning, farmers in both Punjab and Haryana say they have few options available to avoid burning the crop residue. With the central and state governments, and even the National Green Tribunal, coming down heavily on stubble-burning in Punjab and Haryana, farmers in both the states say they have few options available to avoid …

Daily use products, LPG to become cheaper under GST
7 years, 9 months ago

Daily use products, LPG to become cheaper under GST

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Note books, domestic LPG, aluminium foils, insulin, agarbatti and a large number of daily use household products will become cheaper under the GST regime set to be rolled out from July 1. In a majority of supplies of goods, the tax incidence approved by the GST Council is much lower than the present combined indirect tax rates levied …

GST rollout will make foodgrains, milk, veggies up to 5% cheaper, says finance ministry
7 years, 9 months ago

GST rollout will make foodgrains, milk, veggies up to 5% cheaper, says finance ministry

Firstpost  

The government has exempted cereals, pulses, atta, maida and besan from the GST, which will be implemented from 1 July. New Delhi: The government today said foodgrains, flour, milk, vegetables and fruits will get cheaper by up to 5 percent once the Goods and Services Tax is rolled out. “Due to no GST on these items, most of them are …

Andhra Pradesh asks Centre to reduce GST rate on regional cinemas
7 years, 9 months ago

Andhra Pradesh asks Centre to reduce GST rate on regional cinemas

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has requested the Centre to consider reducing tax burden on some of the goods and services like hardware, biogas, cashew kernels, textiles, restaurants, fertilisers, tractors and regional cinemas under the new GST regime. "As per the rates finalised at the GST Council meeting on May 18 and 19, the tax burden on some of the …

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