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Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], June 27 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has once again requested the GST Council to withdraw goods and services tax on Kendu (Tendu leaves)..
In a letter to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who also happens to be the chairperson of GST Council, Odisha CM has stated tendu leaves, which are a Minor Forest Produce (MFP), is the financial backbone of 8 Lakh workers in his state...
This in turn affects the livelihoods of Kendu leaves pluckers, binders and seasonal workers and implementation of social security and welfare schemes for them, the letter read...
In the interest of a large section of the people dependent upon Kendu (Tendu) leaves for their livelihood, it is, therefore, once again requested to withdraw the imposition of GST on Kendu (Tendu) leaves for the greater interest of the State of Odisha, it added...
Goods and Services Tax was introduced in the country with effect from July 1, 2017, and states were assured compensation for loss of any revenue arising on account of its implementation as per the provisions of the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 for a period of five years..
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