GST WILL TRANSFORM THE COUNTRY

The path is clear for the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with the Rajya Sabha passing the bills (Rajya Sabha clears decks for the GST rollout from July 1, April 7). With the GST coming into effect, both the Centre and the state will have the power to levy tax. What is bright is that both the ruling party and the opposition, the BJP and the Congress, joined hands in clearing the bottlenecks and allowed the bill to pass without any hiccups. The BJP and the Congress will have to co-operate similarly to ensure that other reforms are also taken up in the future for the wellbeing of the country. There is no doubt that the GST will transform India. been tagged as a green zone in the DP 1967 and DP 1991 and so, carrying out any kind of work on it will require permissions. Significantly, there is a Supreme Court ruling that prohibits government property from being converted into memorials. The chief of the city’s Congress unit, Sanjay Nirupam, has voiced his concern about the heritage structure being left untouched. Bal Thackeray’s artefacts should be placed at Matoshree, where he lived and preached until he breathed his last. When the Sena has enough funds to refurbish a memorial at Matoshree, why burden taxpayers with unnecessary expenses? amount is allocated towards it in the budget. The country lacks good hospitals for the poor and the condition of government hospitals is deplorable. The medical profession has turned into a commercial business where corrupt and unethical doctors are engaged in malpractices. The budget should have provisions for medical research too, so that medical professionals don’t leave the country.