KCR Eager to Impress Modi

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao in a bid to impress Modi, wants the state to become one among the first 10 states in the country to ratify the GST Bill. The state government is going to the extent of convening a special session of Legislative Assembly either in the last week of this month or first week of September to ratify the Bill.

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Assam became the first state to ratify the bill after it passed it unanimously on Friday. The Bill passed by both the house of parliament had to be ratified by at least 16 of the 31 states, including the Assemblies of Union Territories Delhi and Puducherry, before it can receive the President’s assent.

Telangana Chief Minister, KCR who recently is trying to be in good books of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wants to clear it at the earliest. The cabinet meeting next week will approve the draft GST Bill besides finalising the schedule for a special session of Legislative Assembly which is likely after Ganesh Nimarjjanam.