One-Indian-One-Price among a slew of demands made by AIMO to boost MSMEs

Uniformity in stamp duties for property mortgages across states, GST exemption, interest on refunds from governments, early settlement of NPA are among other demands made by the trade body

Asserting that uniformity in pricing is the need of the hour, the All India Manufacturers Organisation (AIMO), which claims to have over 50 million MSME players in its fold, demanded a one-India-one-price mechanism across sectors.

In an apparent reference to the goods and services tax (GST), K E Raghunathan, National President, AIMO, said with the one-tax-one-country already having been brought in, the country should now have a uniform power tariff, toll charges, fuel prices and education fee structure. He called for the abrogation of differential pricing structures followed by the states and sought uniformity in pricing so that MSMEs become