Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday assured the agro-chemicals industry that he would take up the industry's demand to reduce GST on pesticides to 5% from 18% with the Finance Minister.
Addressing the ‘11th Agrochemicals Conference 2022’ organised by FICCI, the Minister stressed on the need for crop diversification and said farmers should grow more horticulture and costly crops. On the industry's demand to reduce GST on pesticides, Mr. Tomar said the matter related to this subject is being dealt by the GST Council.
"I will meet and apprise the Finance Minister about your demand," he said.
