GST should not be imposed on agricultural inputs, demands BKS in Pre-Budget consultations meet

New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman held fourth Pre-Budget consultations with different stakeholder groups from agriculture and agro processing sectors in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2020-21 on December 17. Bharatiya Kisan Sangh's (BKS) Organising Secretary, Dinesh Kulkarni has put their demands in the meeting. He said, "GST should not be imposed on agricultural inputs, cotton and other products. It should be removed from the markets because neither it is benefitting the farmers nor the customers." The main areas of discussion during the meeting included agricultural marketing reforms, organic and Natural farming, Agricultural Commodity Markets and future trading, storage infrastructure for agricultural produce, animal husbandry, Agro processing industry among others.