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ONE NATION, ONE TAX:

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF THE NATION

“यद दुरं यद दुराद्यम, यद च दुरै, व्यवस्थितम्,

तत् सव्वम् तपसा साध्यम तपोहिदुर्ततिक्रमम।”

Meaning: No matter how far away an object is, no matter how difficult it is to accomplish, and no
matter how out of reach it is, it can also be achieved by penance and hard work. The process of
India's economic revolution i.e. GST is very well explained by this sentence of Chanakya.

Greetings! economic path for nation-building.
Read about K Kamaraj a compassionate
Six years ago, on the intervening night of June administrator who made an indelible contribution
30 and July 1, a very rare midnight session of to the freedom struggle in the personality
Parliament was in session. The media dubbed section, on the occasion of Doctors' Day, the
it "second freedom." By pressing a button in the contribution of doctors in the service of humanity
Central Hall of Parliament, then-President Pranab and the central government's work on improving
Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi medical infrastructure has been given a special
implemented a single tax system in the country. place in this issue. Also, Digital India is the basis
Since the implementation of GST, the situation has of every scheme today. A special story on the
radically changed. It demonstrated that a stable, 8th anniversary of Digital India will explain this
decisive, and well-intentioned government propels force multiplier in detail. Prime Minister Narendra
development at an unprecedented rate. GST has Modi's address to G-20 Development Ministers,
realised the concept of 'One Nation, One Tax', other programs of G-20, decisions of the Union
which has been a game changer for the economy Cabinet, the motivational saga of great heroes in
and a far-reaching step. Previously, a large number the series of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and the gift
of goods were heavily taxed in the country. of development schemes by the Prime Minister,
Now, when GST is writing a new success story etc. are the other highlights of this issue.
as the biggest economic reform of independent
India, it has become necessary to know and Keep sending your suggestions to us.
understand this journey. This is the reason why
6 years of GST has become our cover story in
this issue. This reform has tied India in a thread
of a uniform tax system. Crores of traders, big (Rajesh Malhotra)
or small, are doing business with ease. One tax
system has made the system of filing returns
simple and easy. This system has paved a new (Rajesh Malhotra)

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