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Meghalaya reduces prices of petrol, diesel by about Rs 7 per litre
Published on February 16, 2021 | News Source: Bijay Sankar Bora
Guwahati, Feb 16 : Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma today informed that the prices of petrol and diesel in the state has been reduced by about Rs 7 approximately across the state.
The Chief Minister said the rate of VAT for petrol which currently is at 31.62 per cent or 17.60 per litre, would now be reduced to 20 per cent or Rs 15 per litre whichever is higher which would mean that the price of petrol in Meghalaya will be reduced from 91.26 Rs to 85.86 Rs- a reduction of approximately Rs 6 and if one was to add the earlier reduction of Rs 2 it would come to total reduction of Rs 7.4 per litre in shillong and in other district the impact would be accordingly felt.
On the price of diesel, the Chief Minister said, “In diesel, VAT rate currently 22.95 per cent or Rs 12 per litre, will now be reduced to 12 per cent or Rs 9 per litre. That means diesel prices will come down from Rs 84.23 in Shillong to Rs 79.13, a reduction of approximately Rs 5 and if the earlier reduction of Rs 2 included the total VAT reduction of diesel would come to approximately Rs 7.
Stating that the State Government has always maintained the competitive pricing with Guwahati in order to ensure that the sales are not affected, the Chief Minister said, “We are hopeful that with this our sales are will go up and we will be able to make up for some of the loses in the taxes due to the reduction of prices in both petrol and diesel.
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ILP won’t be helpful for Meghalaya: Governor
Published on February 5, 2021|News Source : Janambhumi News Desk
Guwahati, Feb 5: Meghalaya Governor, Satya Pal Malik has made an observation that that the implementation of Inner-Line Permit (ILP) as demanded by various pressure groups in the state, would be counter-productive for the state even as he said he has no objection to checking of travel document of visitors to the state to protect the indigenous communities.
“I have not understood how ILP will help the people of Meghalaya. You will have no investment, no tourism. It will be harmful as per my assessment,” the Governor said in Shillong on Thursday while making it clear it is the prerogative of the Centre to take the final decision on introduction of the ILP in the hill state.
He aired apprehension that flow of visitors to Meghalaya would come down drastically if ILP is implemented and it would hit economic activities hard in the state.
He, however, said he has no objection to the ILP if it is required to protect the locals. According to the Governor, the ILP would be redundant if the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA) is implemented.
He also pointed out that said an Act like MRSAA couldn’t be implemented without the support of the Centre.
Reminding that he has already given his assent to the Labourers Registration Bill without any hesitation, Malik maintained that there is no imminent threat to the indigenous population of Meghalaya but MRSSA can be passed.