SJM urges Sitharaman to keep GST under 5 pc for plastic waste, beedi industries
GST
Dated:- 2-9-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) requested the Centre on Tuesday to keep the GST on plastic waste and beedi production under the 5-per cent slab.
In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of a meeting of the GST Council, the SJM, an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), said reducing the current rate of 18-per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on plastic waste and 28 per cent on beedi production will help protect and promote employment in the two sectors with better welfare of the workers.
A reduction in the GST rates in the two sectors will also help achieve the objective
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d “greater hardships” to the workers in the unregistered beedi production units as they are deprived of many social security or welfare benefits provided by both the Centre and states, he said.
“We humbly request you to keep beedis under the 5-per cent category to provide relief to this cottage industry which provides employment to a large number of beedi rollers, Tendu leave collectors and labourers engaged in distribution and retail,” Mahajan said.
In the past, a very small amount of central excise duty was levied on beedis by the Centre, he said, adding that even the sales tax was not levied by many states, keeping the interests of beedi workers in mind.
Seeking a reduction in the GST rates on plastic waste, Mahajan said the current 1
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