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The Hindu
18 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
When Union Finance Minister personally clarified about GST for traditionally hand-crafted musical instruments
CHENNAI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman found time recently to reply to a post on Thanjavur veenas by social media influencers Pavan and Nandhini. M. Com student Subhashini Kannan, who belongs to a family of veena makers from Thanjavur, had expressed concern over rumours that such instruments too would attract GST. 'We don't get much in terms of profit since we have to invest in the wood and other items. It takes atleast 15 days to make one veena. In such a situation, if GST was also imposed it would be a burden for instrument makers,' she said on the video posted by the Instagram handle @inthemoodforsouth. Responding to her concern, Ms. Sitharaman, thanked Instagrammers Nandhini and Pavan for bringing out the cherished tradition of making handcrafted veenas in Thanjavur and how a few families are keeping the tradition alive. 'We are reaching out to the girl who mentioned her plight about GST in the video, as you have mentioned her number.' Further, she added: 'Just for the information of viewers, would like to state, as per the rules, indigenous handmade musical instruments are completely exempt from GST and hence attract zero GST.' The exemption list includes instruments such as sitar, sarasvati veena, mohan veena, nakula veena, thanthi Panai, elathalam among many others,' the Finance Minister explained. Speaking to The Hindu, Ms. Subashini said she was thankful to Ms. Sitharaman for exempting the instrument from GST. 'Someone else also later clarified that veenas don't attract GST. It came as a relief. After the post, we got orders for three veenas,' she said adding that veenas can be bought from ₹24,000 onwards depending on the colour and designs. They are all made using jackfruit wood. EOM
New Indian Express
17-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Doctors at Dharmapuri private hospitals booked over stillbirths of twins
DHARMAPURI: The Dharmapuri police on Friday registered a case against 'the doctors' at a private hospital for alleged negligence leading to the death of two infants during labour in March. The police action follows a complaint filed by couples R Arunkumar (31) and Nandhini (24) of Ottapatti who were expecting their first children, a pair of twins. The identity and number of doctors booked are yet to be divulged by the police sources. Police sources said the couple sought treatment at a private hospital on the Siddha Veerappa Street, near the Dharmapuri bus stand in March. "On the day of the delivery, the doctor attending the Nandhini prescribed an injection for Nandhini. She collapsed soon after nurses provided a test injection. She was rushed to the operation theatre and two hours later she was transferred to the Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital. There, the attending doctors told the family the two foetuses had died during delivery and also informed Nandhini was in a critical condition," the sources explained. Outraged, the family staged a road roko before the hospital. Thereafter, the Dharmapuri Medical Services Department conducted a probe into the incident. The family also filed a complaint with the Dharmapuri B1 police alleging negligence. A case was registered in the late hours of Thursday, the sources added. The sections invoked are: 106 of BNS on negligence leading to death; 92 of the BNS on causing death of unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide; sections 8 and 9 of the Private Clinical Establishment Act 1997, and the Medical Council Act.
