Ensure all traders registered under GST, Modi tells collectors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked District Collectors across India to ensure that each trader is registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Addressing the officials through video-conferencing on the theme "New India - Manthan", he said that they should explain to traders in their districts how GST is a "Good and Simple Tax", an official release said.

Modi also asked the collectors to avail of government e-marketplace for all procurement in their district.

The first-of-its-kind interactionwas held on 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.

--IANS

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