CM Siddaramaiah pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mysuru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries, and prayed for strength to follow the path shown by them.
“We are trying to walk the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi. The country attained freedom under the leadership of Gandhi. His fight and sacrifice got us this freedom. So remembering him, I pray for the strength to walk the path shown by him,” Siddaramaiah said.
Speaking to reporters here, he also paid tributes to Lal Bahadur Shastri, and remembered him as the “most honest person”.
“I also pray for the strength to walk on the path shown by him,” he added.
The Chief Minister also greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Vijayadashami.
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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.
