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Chhattisgarh government’s decision to give bonus to the farmers against paddy procurement has stimulated the Diwali market in Chhattisgarh.
The Dhanteras market alone in the state transacted businesses worth about Rs 900 crore. According to Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the increase was about 15 per cent as compared to the last year’s transaction in the festive season.
Like other parts of the country, the newly introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetization did not cast a shadow in the Dhanteras market. The market transacted business till past mid-night Tuesday on the opening day of five days’ festival
