Lucknow, Sept. 21 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday held a video conference with NDA legislators and ministers to outline the state's "GST Reform Awareness Campaign," scheduled from September 22 to 29 in the first phase.

The initiative seeks to take the benefits of the Centre's new GST reforms directly to traders and customers while also promoting indigenous products during the festive season.

Calling the reforms "Next-Gen GST" and a culmination of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decade-long stable and visionary economic management, the CM said the changes were fundamentally aimed at reducing the tax burden on every Indian. "This is not only a policy adjustment but it is about ensuring cheaper goods for citizens, smoother bus...