Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir): Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that all communities are widely welcoming the recent GST reforms in the country. He added that during his visit to the far-flung area of Doda, where multiple communities live together, no one opposed the GST reforms.
Speaking to the media after attending a programme on GST reforms in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur, Singh said, “Wherever we went to any section of society, we saw happiness there, and since Doda’s society is multifaceted, there was no section here that had a different opinion about GST; every section of society is unanimously welcoming it.”
He also met shopkeepers, greeted them with flowers, and pasted a sticker inside their shops promoting the GST Reforms. Singh urged shopkeepers to promote locally produced indigenous products.
- GST reforms approved by Union Government on September 4, 2025, effective from September 22.
- New GST 2.0 structure: 5% and 18% slabs, with 40% cess on luxury and sin goods.
- Reforms finalised during the 56th GST Council meeting.
- “GST Bachat Utsav” launched by PM Modi to encourage buying indigenous products this festive season.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 126th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, called upon people to make the festive season more meaningful by choosing local and indigenous goods. He highlighted that during festivals, shopping is an integral part of celebrations, and supporting Indian products can enhance the joy of festivities.
“In the coming days, festivals and celebrations will be a succession of joys. This time, there’s even a ‘GST Bachat Utsav’ going on,” the Prime Minister said, urging everyone to take a pledge to celebrate with indigenous products.
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