HYDERABAD THURSDAY 29 JUNE 2017 TELANGANA 5

GST BLUES CT Dept gropes in dark

PATAN AFZAL BABU O�cials also raised serious Officials are not in the know of their doubts on the continuation of the Hyderabad: Even as the single senior level posts like Additional tax regime GST is scheduled to duties as the State government has Commissioner, Deputy Commis- come into force from July 1, the not released a job chart under which sioner and Assistant commis- State Commercial Taxes Depart- sioner in the department as their ment o�cials are groping in dark each official is entrusted with certain role would be reduced in the tax over their duties as the State gov- collection from July 1. ernment has not yet released a responsibilities in the new tax regime Around 300 o�cials called on job chart under which each o�- Principal Chief Secretary to cial is entrusted certain respon- ing taxes from the agencies which State government was yet to de- Commercial Taxes Somesh Ku- sibilities in the new tax collection have an annual turnover of more marcate the duties of the o�cials mar and Commissioner Anil Ku- system. than Rs 1.50 crore. from junior assistant to Deputy mar and brought all the problems It is mandatory that the gov- Telangana Commercial Taxes Commissioner rank. the o�cials are set to face in the TPCC President N Uttam Kumar Reddy along with Leader of Opposition K Jana Reddy and Mohd ernment creates a job chart for Gazetted O�cers Association The total number of registered new tax regime. Shabbir Ali, AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh, former MP V Hanumanth Rao and others at a every employee working in the leader Prabhakar said the audit- dealers was around 2.50 lakh in Responding to their demands, media conference in Delhi on Wednesday. CPI State Council Secretary Chada Venkat Reddy is also seen department before the uniform ing of the collected tax money by the State, of which 50,000 dealers the top o�cials informed the del- tax system comes into force. the central agencies, Excise and would come under the purview egation that all the issues raised Nearly 2,000 employees are Services taxes, is being done by of central tax collecting agencies by the employees would be working in the revenue generat- an o�cial in the rank of Assistant directly and the remaining two sorted out in a month’s time. As ‘TRS tacit pact with BJP exposed’ ing department of Telangana. Commissioner where as in Telan- lakh dealers would be covered by the department is already facing The o�cials also raised serious gana, the responsibility was en- State Commercial Taxes Depart- sta� crunch, employees associa- BJP-led NDA government’s refusal to order CBI probe into doubts on the existence of some trusted to Deputy Commissioner ment. But, the State government tion demanded that the vacan- key posts in the department, in rank o�cial in the present tax did not specify the role of the cies be filled and the circles be in- Miyapur land scam is the ample proof that the two the wake of delegation of powers system. State and Central o�cials in the creased from the present 91 to to the central agencies, in collect- O�cials pointed out that the auditing. 150 to reduce work pressure. parties are in cahoots with each other, the party says

OUR BUREAU Minister K Chandrashekar Rao many requests of the Congress a Aruna seeks GST was in collusion with the fraud- CBI inquiry was not being or- Medak textile merchants New Delhi: Congress leaders led sters and permitting huge scams dered, they added. exemption on handloom by Telangana Pradesh Congress in the State. They said KCR turned the ignorant of GST rules Committee (TPCC) President N The CBI should have been whole State into his personal es- OUR BUREAU Uttam Kumar Reddy, Leader of asked to probe the Miyapur land tate and his family members OUR BUREAU Textile shop owners in Medak Opposition K Jana Reddy, and scam long back, but due to a tacit were looting the State recklessly Hyderabad: Former Minister D K Aruna urged Town are in the dark about the Mohd Shabbir Ali met the party understanding with the State and allowing their cronies too to the State government to exert pressure on the Medak: Textile shops remained opened in-charge Digvijay Singh here on government, the Centre was make their own cut everywhere. Centre to exempt GST on handloom sector even in Medak town during the three-day impact of GST implementation Wednesday to coordinate a mas- turning a blind eye to it, the lead- The Union Minister for Home as the handloom traders in the State are on a strike being observed across the coun- on their businesses. Some of sive protest against the Telan- ers said. It was well known that Rajnath Singh’s refusal to give an three-day protest against the new tax. She ex- try. The busy market on JN Road in them have divergent views on gana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) gov- the BJP, which is not sure of its appointment in this regard was pressed concern that the BJP-led NDA regime’s Medak town was brimming with cus- GST. The owners keep open ernment for its alleged Presidential candidate's win in proof behind the hidden agenda decision to levy tax through GST on the handloom tomers as most of the shops kept involvement in scams. the elections, had colluded with of BJP-TRS combine, they said sector which is already in doldrums. Along with opened, despite the nation-wide their shops during their strike Speaking to the media later, the TRS for its support in the seeking a CBI inquiry into the some traders of handloom, she met Finance Min- protest call given by their associations the Congress leaders said Chief elections. Hence, despite the scam. ister Eatala Rajender on Wednesday at the State against the impact of GST. busy schedule we work in,” said Sai Secretariat here. One of the main reasons for the Krishna, the owner of a small textile Aruna urged that the State government should businesses not taking part in the strike shop at JN Road. mount pressure on the Centre to exempt Goods is that the association of the textile Another concern of the textile busi- and Services Tax (GST) on handloom sector. business owners in the town has not nessmen is that maintaining records Naidu meets T TDP leaders Later, talking to media persons, the former Min- been registered and is not active. An- for every transaction would mean dig- ister said the handloom workers and weavers were other reason is the indifferent attitude italisation of their outlets. OUR BUREAU the strategy to be implemented to facing almost ‘life-and-death’ problem in the State of the local reputed businessmen to- “For big cloth show rooms it is easy, regain the confidence of the people. due to the policies of the government. Since GST wards the problems of their business but small shops can’t afford to main- Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Senior member of the party Moth- regime was to have its adverse impact on the pro- community. Many of the textile busi- tain computer records. Initially the Party national president and Chief kupalli Narasimhulu, who is report- duction and sale of handloom clothes, the gov- nessmen didn’t even know how GST burden will be upon us. We would be Minister of Andhra Pradesh N edly aspiring to become the Gover- ernment should not try to levy tax on it, she said. would impact them and had no idea compelled to hire someone with Chandrababu Naidu held a meet- nor for the past few years, put She further opposed the GST plan as it would about what GST is. knowledge of the software and we also ing with the Telangana TDP lead- TDP national president N forward his ambition before Naidu hamper the interests of the handloom traders, Even those who know about the im- have to buy computers,” said Nagaraju, ers at his Vundavalli residence on Chandrababu Naidu holding a again. According to informed weavers and workers. Aruna felt that there was pact have diverse opinions about it. owner of a textile showroom. Wednesday and discussed the meeting with T TDP leader in sources, Naidu has assured him of no need of such tax on handloom products. GST, “It is a good thing that there will be a “There are many shops which are not strategies to strengthen the party Amaravati on Wednesday TTD trust board membership, to be e�ective from July 1, would add to the woes uniform tax across the country. Costs registered their shops. They run their in Telangana. which he rejected out rightly. TTDP of traders and workers in the handloom sector, will shoot up for us, but we can in- businesses whenever they want to and TTDP leaders including party discussed the selection of new party working president A Revanth she said. Aruna extended support to the handloom crease our profit margin and that way close their businesses as they like. State president L Ramana, party president for Telangana and MLC Reddy`s absence from the meeting traders, who are on three day protest. The Centre we can balance the loss, but maintain- There won’t be accounting require- senior leaders Mothkupalli Nar- nominations under governor also raised many eyebrows. should focus on resolving the issue and help hand- ing 100 per cent accounts and submit- ment for those shops but there will be simhulu, Aravind Kumar Goud, for- quota. According loom workers and traders should get relaxed from ting them to accountants once in burden on shops which are doing reg- mer MP Nama Nageshwar Rao, to party sources, the new GST regime, she added. every 10 days is a tedious task for the ular business legally,” he added. Chandrasekhar and others met the the meeting elab- party supremo. It is learnt that they orately discussed Politicos of all hues seek Bharat Ratna for PV Ministers, leaders of all political parties pay floral tributes to former Prime Minister on his 96th birth anniversary OUR BUREAU The Centre had always been in- Besides Telagnana leaders of sulting the Telangana region and various parties, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad/New Delhi: The should take steps to set up IT Minister Nara Lokesh also State government on Wednesday Narasimha Rao’s memorial be- participated in the PV birth an- celebrated 96th birth anniver- side Gandhi Sthal in Delhi, he niversary and paid tributes to sary of former Prime Minister P said. him on the occasion. Along with V Narasimha Rao across the Srinivas Yadav said MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, State in a grand manner. The Narasimha Rao was the first MPs Vinod Kumar, Congress Ministers, who offered floral Prime Minister, who introduced leader K Jana Reddy and Telan- tributes to the former Prime financial reforms silently and gana State Special Representa- Minister at PV Gyan Bhumi on got name and fame for the coun- tive in Delhi S Veugopala Chary Necklace Road in the city, de- try and Telangana. PV, he said, and others offered floral tributes manded that the Centre confer served the nation in many posts to PV and recalled his services. him with ‘Bharat Ratna’ award. and deserved ‘Bharat Ratna’ Speaking on the occasion, the They also said PV, as the former award. In recognition to his Deputy Chief Minister lauded Prime Minister was fondly services, Rao for his services that ushered called, was a great statesman, Former Governor Rosaiah in a new era of financial reforms linguist and son of Telangana said PV maintained friendly re- giving big boost to liberalisation soil. lations with other nations and policies. PV, son of the soil, rose Home Minister Naini Nar- spread the country’s name all to become the first Prime Min- sihma Reddy, Animal Husbandry over the world. State BJP leader ister to introduce financial re- Minister Talasani Srinivas Ya- K Lakshman said PV was the forms across the nation, he said. dav, former Governor Konijeti great leader to introduce liber- As a statesman, linguist and a vi- Rosaiah, Advisor to Government Relatives of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao paying floral alisation policy. The BJP would sionary, PV served the nation in K V Ramana Chary, several Con- tributes to his portrait at PV Gyan Bhumi in Hyderabad on request the Centre to confer him various capacities, he recalled. gress leaders including Tulsi Wednseday Bharat Ratna Award, he added. IT & Industries Minister K T Reddy and family members of Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Rama Rao, in a twitter, offered the former Prime Minister were across the nation and fetched said, adding that PV’s name Minister Kadiyam Srihari and rich tributes to PV Narsimha present at the ceremony. Nar- name to the Telangana region. would remain etched in the his- others paid floral tributes to P V Rao. “Indeed, Rao was a great simha Reddy recalled that PV His services got accolades world tory. The Centre should confer Narasimha Rao to mark his 96th leader of the soil, who imple- Narsimha Rao was acclaimed for over and the present-day leaders him with ‘Bharat Ratna’ award birth anniversary at Telangana mented financial reforms,” he implementing financial reforms should emulate his ideals, he posthumously, he demanded. Bhavan in New Delhi. tweeted. LOANS TO FARM SECTOR Meira Kumar to KCR urged to look into non-cooperation of banks visit TS on July 3 OUR BUREAU and said it was high time that fertilisers and ensure that the Chief Minister sorted out these two sectors did not fall OUR BUREAU New Delhi: Congress MLC P the issue with the help of the under the purview of the GST Sudhakar Reddy, here on Centre. to rescue lakhs of families of Hyderabad: UPA's presidential candidate and Wednesday, criticised Chief KCRshould also note that the handloom weavers and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will Minister K Chandrashekar insurance was not being farmers, he said. visit Telangana on July 3. Rao for neglecting farm sec- given to the farmers despite The Telangana Congress According to Telangana Pradesh Congress tor completely in the State. crop loss and several agencies Committee would also seek a Committee (TPCC) president N Uttam Kumar Speaking to the media were stalling the process. probe into the Miyapur land Reddy, the former Lok Sabha speaker during here, he said the Chief Min- Lakhs of farmers were facing scam by the CBI at its sched- her visit will meet the legislators of Congress ister should immediately a crisis in the State and yet uled meeting with the Union and other parties in Hyderabad to appeal take up the issue of non-co- there was no move on the Home Minister, Rajnath them to vote in her favour in the Presidential operation of banks in extend- part of the government to Singh, he said. elections. ing loans to the farmers with come to their rescue. He also recalled the serv- It may be mentioned here that N Uttam Ku- Union Finance Minister The Chief Minister must ices of former Prime Minister mar Reddy, CLP leader K Jana Reddy and Arun Jaitley. He recalled the also speak to Arun Jaitley on P V Narasimha Rao and urged other Congress MLAs signed the nomination comments of Finance Minis- the issue of GST burden on the government to confer papers of Meira Kumar in New Delhi on ter E Rajender to this effect handloom sector and on the Bharata Ratna award on him. Wednesday.