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Union Minister Ramdas Athwale emphasized that purchasing Made in India goods is crucial for achieving a self-reliant India. He praised PM Modi's address for highlighting domestic production and job creation through local manufacturing. Athwale defended the timing of GST reforms while mocking opposition criticism as beneficial to the ruling government. Meanwhile, Congress criticized the GST structure as growth-suppressing with multiple tax brackets and compliance burdens.

Key Points: Ramdas Athwale Says Buy Made in India for Self-Reliant Vision

  • Athwale links buying Indian goods to self-reliance and job creation
  • He praises PM Modi's address on promoting domestic products
  • Minister defends GST reforms timing and mocks Opposition criticism
  • Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticizes GST as growth-suppressing tax
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Vision of 'self-reliant' India would be fulfilled when people buy Made in India goods: Ramdas Athwale

Union Minister Ramdas Athwale urges citizens to purchase Made in India goods to fulfill PM Modi's self-reliant India vision and generate employment for crores.

"If we resolve to make everything here, it will provide employment to crores of people - Ramdas Athwale"

New Delhi, September 21

Ahead of the introduction of the newly introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, Union Minister Ramdas Athwale on Sunday stated that the vision of a self-reliant India would be fulfilled when people would buy Made in India goods.

Further, Athwale applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, stating that light had been shed on several important topics.

"He (PM Modi) has told the people of the country about 'Made in India'. Whatever goods people want to buy, they should buy Made in India goods, and not the goods that are made outside. If we resolve to make everything here, it will provide employment to crores of people, and the vision of a self-reliant India will be fulfilled... He has tried to shed light on many topics... We are going to win Bihar... Even if he hadn't decided on this, we would still have won (in the Bihar Elections)..."Athwale told ANI.

He further stated that the decision of the GST reforms was taken at the right time, and mocked the Opposition, stating that the more they spoke, the more the ruling government benefited.

"PM Modi has taken this important decision at the right time... Opposition can say anything... The more they speak, the more it benefits us..." he further added.

Meanwhile, Congress criticised the PM's address on the GST reforms and stated that the party had long argued that GST was a Growth-Suppressing Tax and that the current reforms were inadequate.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the PM, claiming ownership of the recent amendments to the GST regime.

In a post shared on X, Ramesh said, "The Prime Minister addressed the nation today to claim sole ownership of the amendments made to the GST regime by the GST Council, a constitutional body." The Congress leader also argued that the current structure is burdened with too many tax brackets, punitive rates on mass-consumption items, large-scale evasion and misclassification, high compliance costs, and an inverted duty structure that discourages output.

"The Indian National Congress has long argued that the GST has been a Growth Suppressing Tax. It is plagued with a high number of tax brackets, punitive tax rates for items of mass consumption, large-scale evasion and misclassification, costly compliance burdens, and an inverted duty structure (lower tax on output as compared to inputs). We have been demanding a GST 2.0 since July 2017 itself. This was a key pledge made in our Nyay Patra for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections," he said.

- ANI

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Priya S
The intention is good but Indian products need to match quality and pricing of international brands. Otherwise it's difficult for middle class families to always choose local.
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Arjun K
GST reforms are much needed but implementation has been messy. Too many tax slabs create confusion for small businesses. Government should simplify it further.
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Sarah B
I've started consciously buying Indian brands for electronics and clothing. The quality has improved tremendously in recent years! 🇮🇳✨
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Vikram M
Why mix Bihar elections with economic policy? Politicians should focus on policy implementation rather than election rhetoric.
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Karthik V
Made in India is good but we also need better infrastructure and ease of doing business. Government should focus on making manufacturing competitive globally.
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Michael C
As someone who works with SMEs, I can say GST compliance is still a major headache for small businesses. Need more simplification and less paperwork.
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Ananya R

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