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Exempt handmade products from GST, urges CM's letter to Jaitley

DHNS
October 19, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 19: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, urging him to exempt handmade products from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.

Siddaramaiah’s letter to Jaitley comes even as veteran theatreperson Prasanna’s hunger strike against taxation of handmade products entered its sixth day in Bengaluru.

“Handmade products of various kinds are produced by millions of artisans and poor rural households in India. Imposition of GST on such products has had an adverse effect on the livelihood of artisans,” Siddaramaiah wrote, calling it “a very critical issue that the GST Council should take note of and decide on a priority basis.” Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda is Karnataka’s representative in the federal GST Council.

“I have received a representation from a committee constituted by the Gram Seva Sangh and consisting of noted activists, including Ashis Nandy, Uzramma and Shyam Benegal, seeking exemption of various handmade products produced and marketed by producer cooperative societies and their federations from GST,” the chief minister wrote.

This representation requires serious and urgent consideration and a positive resolution, Siddaramaiah urged Jaitley in the letter.

“This would not only benefit a large segment of our rural population, but also give a boost to rural employment and sustainability,” he said.

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Bhavana
 - 
Thursday, 19 Oct 2017

FEKU KNOW COPY CATTING GANDHI AND GIVING POSE WITH DESIGNER CLOTHES AND MAKE UP.. CORRUPT LAWYER, WHO WAS REJECTED BY PPL IN LEECTION ARUN JAITLEY KNOW NOTHING BUT LOOTING COUNTRY WITH TAXES.

NOT JUST REMOVE GST FOR THEM BUT ALSO STOP IMPORTING SILK, COTTON FROM CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRY.

Unknown
 - 
Thursday, 19 Oct 2017

if you chaddi illiterate don't know, karnataka is only only state implemented e-way online GST

Sandesh
 - 
Thursday, 19 Oct 2017

Flaw, Siddha -- either you failed to understand that GST means "Gouge-&-Shaft-Tax" AND/OR you only gave this advice due to "the other" party being "properly" in-power in Delhi!

Rahul
 - 
Thursday, 19 Oct 2017

Sandy....you need to ask central ministry...SIDDANAJI is doing excellent JOB for NAMMA KARNATAKA STATE.... wait and see 2018 on wards NAMMA BENGALURU & NAMMA KARNATAKA WILL SHINE AND BE ON TOP... LISTED CITY IN INDIA AS WELL WORLD...

Sandy
 - 
Thursday, 19 Oct 2017

For now keep it pending, but when are you going to reduce Petrol/Diesel price Siddanna? You were crying earlier but no word on it now. Come on, so many states have already done it.

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February 8,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 8: The Department of Religious Endowments in Karnataka will undertake 'Ratha Yatras' in 110 major temples of the state, in order to inform the public about mass marriages, scheduled to be held on April 26.

The publicity campaign through Rath Yatra will be flagged off from Mookambika temple in Kollur of Udupi district from February 13.

The mass marriage programme 'Saptapadi,' would be held in 100 major temples of Muzrai department. The second phase would be held on May 24, Minister for Ports, Fisheries and Muzrai Kota Srinivas Poojary told newspersons here on Friday.

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May 5,2020

Bengaluru, May 5: A 62-year-old woman from Vijayapura succumbed to coronavirus infection on Tuesday, taking the COVID-19 death toll in Karnataka to 28, a health official said.

The state has registered eight more COVID-19 cases in the past 19 hours, increasing the count of such cases to 659, the official added.

"Positive case 640, 62-year-old female resident of Vijayapura died on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest," the health official said.

Admitted to a designated hospital''s ICU on Sunday, the woman was also suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchial Asthma (BA) and complained of breathlessness.

Among the eight fresh cases that emerged in the state, four were contacts of earlier cases, two with Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and one with travel history to Uttarakhand.

The health department is also tracing the contact history of a 30-year-old woman from Bengaluru Urban.

Incidentally, no new cases emerged from Davangere as 22 cases rocked the district on Monday.

Among the new cases, Bengaluru Urban contributed 3, followed by Bagalkote, 2, Ballari, Dakshina Kannada and Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada, 1 each.

Of the new cases, six are men and two women.

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March 19,2020

New Delhi, Mar 19: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of Karnataka's 2018 reservation law, which granted reservation in promotion to employees belonging to SC and ST categories.

A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud holds that applications filed by a group of general category employees for applying 'post-based quota' and the principle of the creamy layer at entry-level in public employment are not maintainable.

The apex court had, in November last year, reserved its order on the applications filed by general category candidates in the matter.

In May last year, the top court had upheld the law allowing reservations in promotions for SC and ST candidates with consequential seniority.

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