Chhattisgarh stares at Rs 1,000 crore loss due to agri cess: CM Baghel
In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Chhattisgarh CM has requested sanction of excise duty to Chhattisgarh as it was provided before to protect the state from financial loss
Dipak Mondal | February 16, 2021 | Updated 23:08 IST
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has sought additional financial assistance from the Centre on grounds that the central government s decision in the Budget 2021-22 to reduce excise duty on petroleum products, gold, silver, and many other items, and impose the Agricultural Infrastructure Development Cess would cause an additional loss of Rs 900 to 1,000 crore to the state in the coming financial year.
Baghel writes to FM, seeks restoring excise duty like before menafn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from menafn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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BJP asks what has Cong done in power, my answer is it brought people together, says BaghelPTI
Last Updated: Feb 14, 2021, 07:29 PM IST
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Synopsis There is a need to unite the country. The BJP always asks what the Congress has done in the last 70 years, I would like to reply that they strengthened India s unity and integrity, Baghel, who has been appointed as a senior observer by the Congress for the upcoming Assam Assembly polls, said.
SIVASAGAR, ASSAM: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the BJP keeps on asking what the Congress has done in its decades in power and his answer to that is it strengthened the country s unity and brought people of different castes and religions together. Addressing a rally here that kickstarted the Congress poll campaign in Assam, Baghel said that from t