SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh unit BJP president Rajeev Bindal on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided significant relief to the common man by reducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs.
“This is for the first time in India's history that the tax was reduced. If we calculate, if someone wants to build a room and requires 1, 000 bags of cement, the reduced GST on cement makes a difference of Rs 60 per bag, resulting in a benefit of Rs 60, 000, ” he said while addressing people who participated in a cleanliness drive organised at the Kali Bari complex here.
The event was organised as part of the Seva Pakhwada (service fortnight) commemorating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
Likewise, Bindal said, if someone buys a television set, they will benefit by from 3, 000 to Rs 5, 000.
“If a sister buys a daily cosmetic item, she will receive a 25 per cent benefit.”
Similarly, the rates on flour, pulses, rice, and other everyday items have either dropped from 18 to just five per cent or to zero. Bindal said the GST on “our daily use medicines has come down from 12 to five per cent and even zero and the GST on life-saving medicines that are expensive has been reduced to zero”.
The ongoing Seva Pakhwada programme is a fortnight for the welfare of the common man and also a fortnight for strengthening the country's economy.