The Chhattisgarh state cabinet approved the new excise policy for the fiscal year 2025-26. The cabinet also approved the state-level committee’s recommended rates for paddy and rice transportation under the support price scheme for the Kharif marketing years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25. The state cabinet decided to dissolve the empowered committee for e-procurement to facilitate ease of doing business. It also approved amendment to various labour laws, including the Factory Act 1948, Industrial Disputes Act 1947, and Trade Unions Act 1976. The new industry policy 2024-2030 is effective in the state from November 1, 2024. The existing infrastructure development fee on liquor will stay the same; however, the additional 9.5 per cent excise duty on retail foreign liquor sales will be abolished. A Bill, titled the ‘ChhattisGarh Labour Laws Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill-2025’, will be introduced in the ongoing Budget session of the state Assembly in this regard.
