Warangal: Pleading with the central government to lift GST on textile and handloom products and roll back the decision to enhance GST to 12 per cent, a signature campaign was organised here on Sunday.
This was done by members of the Handloom Cooperative Societies at Autonagar in Kothawada of Warangal on Sunday in the presence of city mayor Gundu Sudharani.
The mayor said that as part of the call given by industries minister KT Rama Rao, hundreds of people from the Padmashali community and members of the handloom cooperative societies participated in the campaign and posted cards carrying their request to the central government.
When weavers are facing hardships, instead of supporting them, the central government imposed 5 per cent GST on handloom products. It is now trying to raise this to 12 per cent, weavers said.
Warangal East MLA Nannapuneni Narendar participated in the campaign and wrote a postcard message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Narendar said the TRS government was taking several steps for development of the handloom sector.
Padmashali Sangham leaders V Narendar, Y Raviraj, Y Srinivas, K Vijay Kumar, Ch Venkateshwar, A Ravinder, handloom cooperative society president P Srinivas, K Madanaiah, Venkatmallu, Pedda Bhadraiah, D Rajendar, Kumara Swamy, K Sampath, Ramesh, Kamalakar, Odelu, Venu and Sudhakar were present.
