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| Rana reiterates for 'rollback in tax on heli-services' to Mata Vaishno Devi | | |  Early Times Report
Nagrota, Dec 2: National Conference Provincial President and MLA Nagrota Devender Singh Rana today reiterated the demand for rollback of 12.5 per cent service tax on helicopter operations to Shri Mata Viashno Devi Cave Shrine and termed it an arbitrary measure is not only an additional burden on the pilgrims but also a deliberate attempt to jeopradise local economy.
"Promotion of pilgrim tourism has potential to give boost to the local economy and instead of incentivising the inflow of devotees from various parts of the country, the PDP-BJP government is creating roadblocks", Rana said while launching and inaugurating several development projects in the Nagrota Assembly Constituency.
He said that the Shri Vaishno Devi pilgrimage has sustained the economy of Jammu region during most turbulent times when tourist inflow had almost come to grinding halt in early nineties due to disturbed conditions across the state, especially the Kashmir Valley.
"The pilgrim tourism continues to be a big source of economic sustenance for the people of the region and therefore every effort is needed to be made give a big fillip to it", he said adding that roll back of the service tax will be a right step towards ensuring increased pilgrimage.
Rana also blamed the coalition government for ignoring popular aspirations of the people and described insistence on levying the service tax as a sign of arrogance. He said the government has failed on all fronts and igniting passions was only a diversionary tactics to hide its failures.
During his visit to Nagrota today, MLA Nagrota inaugurated a foot-bridge at Khetriyan in Nadore Panchayat and laid the foundation stone Sulabh Swachaliya at Dansal tehsil headquarters besides launching construction of lanes and drains in Bhatyari Panchayat.
He also inspected the site for pumping station Kishenpur for which Rs 20 lakhs stand already disbursed out of the Constituency Development Fund. Reiterating that development of Nagrota constituency remains his only mission in the coming years, he said he will pursue vigorously the implementation of approved projects by the executing agencies. He said he is focused on the phased development of the constituency and expressed his gratitude to the people for their continued support in achieving the developmental agenda. He said his vision to transform the constituency as a modern and vibrant extension of the capital city remains unflinching. |
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