New Delhi: The Rajasthan authorities on Thursday introduced a 2 % discount in VAT on petrol and diesel and a 4 % hike in dearness allowance of workers and pensioners forward of the overall elections. The selections will grow to be efficient from Friday morning.
The federal government introduced a 4 share level hike in dearness allowance of workers and pensioners on the traces of the Centre. The selections have been taken within the state cupboard assembly held right here on Thursday night.
Talking with reporters after the assembly, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma stated, “There have been discrepancies relating to the costs of diesel and petrol in Rajasthan. We’ve got eliminated this anomaly and have decreased the VAT fee by two %.”
He stated that as a consequence of a two % discount in VAT on petroleum merchandise and steps taken by oil advertising and marketing corporations, the costs of petrol and diesel will come down within the state.
The Chief Minister stated that the decreased costs on petrol and diesel can be relevant from 6 am on Friday, March 15. This may put a burden of roughly Rs 1500 crore on the state authorities.
“We’ve got eliminated the anomalies and in addition made diesel and petrol cheaper.” Equally, the cupboard determined to extend the dearness allowance of state workers by 4 share factors.
Sharma stated, “According to the central authorities workers, we’ve got elevated the dearness allowance by 4 %. 50 % dearness allowance can be payable from January 1, 2024.”
“Earlier, 46 % dearness allowance was being given to the state authorities workers. We’ve got elevated it by 4 % to 50 %.”
About eight lakh workers and 4.40 lakh pensioners will profit from the choice. This may put a further burden of about Rs 1,640 crore on the state authorities yearly.
