Doubling farmers' income
Thought for the day "Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree." —Rabindranath Tagore (Indian, 1861-1941) Word for the day Carte blanch (n) Unconditional authority; full discretionary power: Malice towards none Legalizing the widespread overloading practice by truckers has not helped much. They still went on strike. Do you read a conspiracy here? First random thought this morning GST council has announced another round of rate rationalization. With this round, now only 35 items are left in the 28% slab. Most of these items are for use by upper middle class and rich like air conditioners, cars etc. This is significant, as just one year ago, we started with over 220 items in 28% slab. At this rate, we may move to 18% maximum slab in 2-3years. Is it natural progression or Rahul Gandhi is setting the agenda and government is just complying? Doubling farmers...