1/8/14

BJP plans to abolish Income and Service Taxes

 


If voted to power, may also do away with Service Tax to woo middle class
The abolition of Income Tax and Service Tax may figure prominently on the agenda of the BJP for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The party feels that this could be a major step to woo the middle class — its traditional support base — which deserted it last time in 2009 and voted for the Congress.

At a meeting here on Thursday to finalise its blueprint for major structural changes in the taxation regime, the party leaders agreed to do away with Income Tax and Service Tax. The decision would form part of the BJP’s Vision Document-2025, which is under preparation and is scheduled to be released before the Lok Sabha elections.

According to the Finance Minister’s Budget proposals for 2013-14, Income Tax is expected to be over Rs 2.47 lakh crore while Service Tax is estimated to be over 1.80 lakh crore.
Tax on income is the levy on the income of individuals, firms etc, other than companies. This head also includes other taxes, like education cess, surcharge and Securities Transaction Tax, which is levied on transaction in listed securities undertaken on stock exchanges and in units of mutual funds.

The party also plans to implement radical changes in “petro-economics” bringing taxation on petroleum products in India at par with international standards.

The BJP leaders claim once this is done, petrol and diesel prices in India would come down drastically. “The Vision Document committee felt that petroleum products were highly taxed in India and there was a need to rationalise this. There was a possibility that we could bring petrol prices in India in the range of Rs 40-50 per litre,” senior leaders claimed.

The proposal to abolish these two taxes was discussed at a meeting of top BJP leaders here at the residence of LK Advani. Leaders of Opposition Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, party president Rajnath Singh, former chief Nitin Gadkari, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha and senior leader Subramanian Swamy were present in the meeting. 

“This has approval of prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. The matter was brought to his notice a couple of days ago and he has given the go ahead,” a top BJP leader told The Pioneer.

A Pune-based institute is said to have done the study and recommended abolishing these taxes to the party’s vision document committee. While Gadkari heads the committee, Swamy is the convener of the panel.

The panel has pointed out that there were 15 other countries in the world, which do not impose taxes on income of individuals. It has cited certain studies, which show that among 180 countries, India is ranked at 138 in terms of tax administration.

There were certain apprehensions in the BJP camp about the “financial impact” of abolishing these taxes, but a consensus has been arrived at that it could be minimized by taking steps that would not pinch the aam aadmi much.

Party leaders feel a certain amount of the total loss on account of abolishing these taxes could be recovered through banking transaction taxes and a radical reform in the taxation regime. They feel, this step alone could mop up nearly Rs 40,000-crore.

The vision document of the party would suggest reforms in revenue collection methods by plugging leakages. It would also suggest more collection under heads like excise taxes.
The party is also mulling a series of reforms, if voted to power, in revenue collection and management of natural resources to mop up additional funds.

Panacea for tax woes
* The decision would form part of the BJP’s Vision Document-2025, which is under preparation and is scheduled to be released before the Lok Sabha elections
* According to the Finance Minister’s Budget proposals for 2013-14, Income Tax is expected to be over `2.47 lakh crore while Service Tax is estimated to be over 1.80 lakh crore
* Party leaders feel a certain amount of the total loss on account of abolishing these taxes could be recovered through banking transaction taxes and a radical reform in the taxation regime. They feel, this step alone could mop up nearly `40,000-crore
* The party also plans to implement radical changes in ‘petro-economics’ bringing taxation on petroleum products in India at par with international standards.

Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/

 

1/7/14

Congress hired PR Companies to boost the images of Congress and Rahul Gandhi

 
In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections due in April-May, Dentsu India, the Japanese advertising and public relations company, is preparing a massive campaign around the concept of “empowering the common man”, which will focus on portraying Gandhi as a young, vibrant leader who will deliver on the aspirations of the common Indian.

And Burson-Marsteller, a public relations firm, has been hired by the Congress to create a buzz around Gandhi on social media.

Gandhi, who took the final decision to go ahead with Dentsu India (and JWT) to handle the Congress party’s Rs. 500-crore advertising contract for the elections, is taking a personal interest in the campaign’s design.
 
“A team of select professionals is working on the project and Rahul Gandhi is closely involved with the creation of the short films and print ads based on him,” said a Dentsu executive on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.


Officially, Dentsu remained tight-lipped about the contract. “We just cannot comment on this subject,” said Rohit Ohri, executive chairman, Dentsu India.

Burson-Marsteller, which has been hired by the Congress to revamp Gandhi’s image, is likely to handle Gandhi’s Twitter account and Facebook page. It will upload pictures of his rallies, update status messages to create interesting debates and tweet on daily developments to ensure greater visibility on social media.

“We confirm that Burson-Marsteller has been engaged to provide counsel to senior leaders of the Congress Party as part of an exercise that also involves other communications and research companies,” said Prema Sagar, founder, Genesis Burson-Marsteller, India.

Source: Hindustantimes.com

1/6/14

First Bag-Free Government school in India

The First Bag-Free Government school is started in Sangwa village, Rajkot, #Gajarat.


Full campus is surrounded with Wi-Fi connectivity.

The new achievement of Shri, #NarendraModi

1/4/14

Kerala Churches Praises Narendra Modi



The head of a prominent Christian denomination in Kerala gave a thumbs-up to Narendra Modi yesterday, becoming the second Church leader in the state to laud the BJP prime ministerial candidate in a week.
 
Thomas Mar Timotheos, head of the Jacobite Syrian Church, told reporters after a meeting with BJP national secretary P.K. Krishnadas that followers of the Jacobite Church in Kerala or Gujarat did not have any problems with Modi.

“Followers of the Jacobite faction in Kerala do not have any problems with Modi. We also have believers in Gujarat. They too don’t have any difficulties with Modi. In fact, they applaud his developmental efforts,’’ the priest said.

Thomas Mar Timotheos

Krishnadas told The Telegraph that he and a group of district BJP leaders had visited the headquarters of the Church in Kottayam district to attend a New Year event.
“After the event, we spoke to him (Timotheos) for a while. In the course of the conversation, he said that the country was passing through a very difficult stage and that the need of the hour was a stable government and a strong, non-corrupt leader.’’

A week earlier, the head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church had praised Modi’s development programmes and indicated the BJP leader was welcome as Prime Minister provided he was “tolerant’’ in his approach to religions.

Baselios MarThoma Poulose II

“There is a general perception that he (Modi) is not a tolerant person. I never had a chance to know him personally,” Catholicos Baselios MarThoma Poulose II had said.
“But members of our community in Gujarat say he has taken a very helpful stand in (relation to) their businesses, enabling them to pursue their trade without being caught in any red tape.”

The Orthodox and Jacobite sects have been at loggerheads for many decades over the administrative rights of certain Churches.

http://www.jacobitesyrianchurch.org/
http://malankaraorthodoxchurch.in/
Source:www.telegraphindia.com 




 

1/3/14

Narenda Modi donated his 3,064 gifts (Rs.26.54-lakh) to the treasury. So far Rs.19 Crores in 12 years.


Gujarat Chief Minister #Narenda Modi donated 3,064 gifts worth approximately Rs.26.54-lakh to the government treasury on Wednesday (1-1-2014) . The gifts included 103 gold and silver artifacts, roughly valued at Rs.14.81-lakh, besides artifacts like chariot, watches, mementoes, coins, medals, metal and wooden handicrafts, photo frames, swords, bow and arrows, traditional and tribal attires, umbrellas. The date and venue of the auction of these gifts would be announced shortly.
This happens to be his 13th installment of gifts Mr. Modi has been regularly donating to the treasury since November 2001. He has earlier donated Rs.18.91-crore in the government treasury, the amount raised through auction of 15,464 gifts he had received between November 2001 and December 2013. This totals up to 18,710 gifts so far.
The auctions are held at different places in Gujarat by rotation, as in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar,Surat, Mehsana,Rajkot, Valsad, Vapi,Bhavnagar, Bharuch and Anand.
Incidentally, Mr. Modi happens to be the only Chief Minister in India who has been regularly donating the gifts he had been receiving for some noble cause. The sum thus raised in donated to the fund for girls’ education, called Kanya Kelavni Nidhi.

1/2/14

New Mobile application launched by Shri Narendra Modi


On Wednesday, 1stJanuary 2014, the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Shri Narendra Modi launched the mobile application of India272+ The application is available on the Google Play Store and can be downloaded for free by Android users.

Mobile application for India272+ launched by Shri Narendra Modi

The mobile application enables the volunteers to participate in Open Forums and share thoughts, ideas for upcoming speeches by Shri Narendra Modi.
 
Through the mobile application, volunteers can contribute towards tasks that can be done through mobile phones. 

Additionally, volunteers can connect with other volunteers in the various groups. 

Volunteers can also connect with members of their respective parliamentary constituency.

The application enables volunteers to share latest updates through prominent mediums of social media including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.




Ever since it was launched in August 2013, http://www.India272.com has been witnessing a steady stream of activity and innovation. Apart from the vibrant groups, healthy discussions and brilliant contributions, the platform has started on-ground activities that are beautifully complementing the work done online. The on-ground activities enable volunteers to connect, collectively brainstorm and gather ideas for the success of Mission 272+. The mobile application will surely go a long way in contributing to the success of Mission272+, which is an effort to make Shri Narendra Modi the Prime Minister of India and give India the governance it deserves.

Download mobile application of India272+ here..

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1/1/14

Rajnath Singh compares Modi with Lord Rama


BJP president Rajnath Singh on Sunday compared the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi with Lord Rama.

“As Manthara in the Ramayana hatched a conspiracy to prevent Rama from becoming the king of Ayodhya, similarly the Congress is hatching a conspiracy against Modi," Rajnath Singh told a public rally in  Ranchi.

"But despite Manthara's conspiracy, Rama became the king. Similarly, Modi will become the prime minister," he added to loud cheers.

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader added: “Modi will emerge more stronger if more conspiracies are hatched against him."

Source: IANSLive