Raipur : Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries has an important role in building a developed Chhattisgarh. Trade, business and industry are developing rapidly in the state, due to which Chhattisgarh is leading in GST collection.Our successful Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to make India a developed country by the year 2047. For this, we all have to work together to make Chhattisgarh a developed country.

Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai said this while addressing the oath taking ceremony of Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries organized at Shaheed Smarak Auditorium in the capital Raipur.On this occasion, Chief Minister Shri Sai said that Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries has been functioning for 62 years and 12 lakh traders are associated with it. For the first time in the history of this biggest traders' organization of the state, elections have been conducted unanimously.Which is a proof of the unity of the organization. This organization should continue this tradition in future as well. He said that important decisions have been taken by the state government for the development of industry and trade in the state.The Chief Minister said that our government has always given priority to small traders. The limit of e-way bill has been increased from 50 thousand to 1 lakh rupees. We have reduced VAT on petrol by Rs 1 per liter.Giving relief to traders, VAT liability up to Rs 25,000 has been waived in 10-year-old pending cases. 40,000 traders of the state are getting the benefit of this.