Shakti scheme enters ‘International Book of Records – World Record of Excellence’
Bengaluru: The Shakti Scheme of the Karnataka government meant to provide women free bus travel service has entered the ‘International Book of Records – World Record of Excellence’, having issued 500 crore tickets free of charge to women passengers.
Transport Minister T Ramalinga Reddy, commenting on the achievement, pointed out that the guarantee scheme had earlier entered the Golden Book of World Records. He said it had empowered women across Karnataka economically, socially and professionally. The minister added with pride that the fact that similar schemes had been implemented in other states was proof of the Shakti’s scheme efficiency and success.
Reddy also took pride that the Shakti scheme had entered the ‘International Book of Records – World Record of Excellence’ and lauded the efforts of all officers, employees, and labour union leaders of the four State Road Transport Corporations for their contribution to the achievement.
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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.
