Poultry sector objects to making their farms assessable for gram panchayat taxes
The Hindu
They contend that poultry farming is not a commercial, but an agricultural activity much like sericulture where silkworms are cultivated to produce silk
The proposal to define poultry farms as an agriculture-based manufacturing unit in the draft rules of Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Gram Panchayat’s Tax, Rate and Fees) Rules, 2021, and making them assessable for taxes is being opposed by the poultry sector.
A delegation comprising representatives of Karnataka Poultry Farmers’ and Breeders’ Association (KPFBA) and National Egg Co-ordination Committee (NECC) met officials of the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj as well as Animal Husbandry earlier this week to submit their objections to the draft rules published on December 29, 2021.