Government would get the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed in the ensuing Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

Chandigarh, August 16 –The Haryana Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu, has said that the state government would get the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed in the ensuing Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha commencing August 26, 2016.
Interacting with media persons here today, Capt Abhimanyu described the passage of the GST Bill in the Rajya Sabha as a revolutionary step and said that GST would be implemented at the Centre from April, 2017. The economic world feels that the Bill should be passed quickly so that similar tax system could be enforced in the states too.
In reply to a question, he said that the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, had launched the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao programme from Panipat in the state. With the success of this programme, the sex ratio has jumped over 900 from 850 in the state.
The Finance Minister said that women police stations had been set up in every district of the state to ensure safety of women. Concrete steps were also being taken for the recruitment of women in the police force, he added.