Industries, colleges must pay dues to Gram Panchayats: Pawan Kalyan
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has ordered a crackdown on industries and educational institutions that evade taxes owed to Gram Panchayats. He announced the formation of an empowered committee to reassess tax liabilities and recover encroached public land.
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Highlights efforts to improve local government revenue and enforce corporate social responsibility.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the large-scale evasion of taxes payable to Gram Panchayats (GPs), Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development K. Pawan Kalyan on Monday ordered the constitution of an empowered committee to assess tax compliance by industries, educational institutions and other establishments.
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