Rice mills seek removal of GST on branded rice

Implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has not gone well for many rice millers, especially those who produce branded rice in the southern States. Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, chairman of All India Rice Millers’ Federation, said that earlier, some States had nil tax on rice while some had 5% tax. Under GST, there is no tax on rice and hence, prices have come down in many places. However, b…