Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the State will not implement the 5% increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on essential commodities, including packaged rice and pulses, sold by Kudumbashree units.
The Chief Minister said here on Tuesday that the government would distribute free food kits during Onam, spending ₹425 crore. He said households struggled to clamber out of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
