MUMBAI : Maharashtra Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown has left the state with a ₹35,000-crore loss and the central government should therefore credit the entire amount in the form of GST refund as soon possible.
In addition, GST duty on medical equipment should be waived and customs duty too should be waived as some institutions are importing equipment.
Thackeray also asked the central government to extend the benefit of loan waiver scheme to farmers in the state who did not get it the last time. "In some districts, especially in Vidarbha, the farmers there have not got the benefit of loan waiver.