CM Siddaramaiah conducts aerial survey of flood-hit Bhima River region
Kalaburagi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah arrived at Kalaburagi Airport on Saturday and held a preliminary review meeting with officials regarding the damage caused by floods in villages along the Bhima river.
District officials and in-charge secretaries from Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir and Vijayapura districts were present at the airport and provided detailed updates on the situation.
Following the review, the Chief Minister, accompanied by Ministers M.B. Patil, Krishna Byre Gowda and Priyank Kharge, undertook the first round of an aerial survey of the affected areas.
Later in the afternoon, around 2:30 pm, Siddaramaiah is scheduled to carry out a second aerial survey focusing on crop losses across Bidar district.
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Gross GST collections rise 6.2 pc to over Rs 1.93 lakh cr in January
New Delhi (PTI): Gross GST collections rose 6.2 per cent to over Rs 1.93 lakh crore in January, mainly on higher revenues from imports, sources said on Sunday.
Total refunds declined 3.1 per cent to Rs 22,665 crore.
Net Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues, however, grew 7.6 per cent to about Rs 1.71 lakh crore in January.
Cess collection (from tobacco products) in January stood at Rs 5,768 crore. This compares to Rs 13,009 crore in collections in January last year when a cess was levied on luxury, sin and demerit goods such as cars, and tobacco products.
Effective September 22, 2025, GST rates on about 375 items were slashed, making goods cheaper. Also, a compensation cess is levied only on tobacco and related products, as opposed to luxury, sin and demerit goods earlier. The lowering of GST rates has impacted revenue collections.
Gross tax collections from domestic transactions grew 4.8 per cent to Rs 1.41 lakh crore, while import revenues were up 10.1 per cent to Rs 52,253 crore in January.
