Granite Industry Appealed To State Govt To Reduce Tax.

The Telangana Granite Industry Owners' Association appealed to the Chief Secretary (CS) Somesh Kumar to reduce the tax burden imposed by the state government on the granite industry and to grant subsidies to it.

Representatives of the association along with ministers T Harish Rao, Gangula Kamalakar, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, MPs Vaddiraju Ravichandra and M Kavitha met the CS at the secretariat in Hyderabad on Monday, said a release from the association office bearers here.

They explained to the CS that the granite industry was being damaged financially due to the doubling of the previous prices for seigniorage, permit, dead rent, quarry leases and permits through the recent seven GOs issued by the government.

Association representatives requested the immediate withdrawal of the GOs and sanctioning of subsidies due to the industry since the past five years. In attendance were association leaders R Nageswara Rao, U Venkataramana, Patibandla Yugandhar, and G Shankar.