Current Affairs Current Affairs: `16^(th)` July 2017

Govt launches GST training programme

i. The government has launched a GST training programme to skill around two lakh youths in six months to handle tax compliance issues like invoice making. The people would be trained under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

ii. The new training course would cater to the need of GST trained professionals to help businesses in areas such as registration and calculation of tax liability under the new tax regime.


Important Takeaways from the above News:

`=>` Rajiv Pratap Rudy is Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge).

`=>` Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

`=>` GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer.

 
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