Consensus should be made to bring petroleum products under GST: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minsiter Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that the State and Union governments  must come to the consensus to bring petroleum products under the Goods and Services Tax Bill. 

The Union Minister's statement came after the steepest hike in petrol prices in three years. 

Speaking at the Global Skills Summit, the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister said that four key stakeholders – centre, states, NGOs and civil society – needs to work together in the area of skill development. 

Every year about 1 – 1.5 crore people are coming into employable category and there is need to "create an enabling ecosystem of skill development so that they get decent job opportunities", he added. The minister said challenges of industrial revolution 4.0 and automation have to be accepted by the country. He said over 5 per cent of the people in the workforce are not skilled.

"We need to create an ecosystem in which people think that the work they are doing are helping in improving their skills and creating jobs for others too," he added.
In developed countries, skilled manpower is about 50 per cent to 90 per cent but in India it is about 10 per cent, he said. Further, the minister, who also holds petroleum ministry portfolio, said he has worked hard in the last three years and has learnt a lot but now a days facing heat because of fuel prices.

Listing out the benefits of technology and skill, he said that till 2014, 14 crore houses had LPG connection,which further went up to 22.50 crore now.