INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ms Sitharaman said the government was ready to set up ATMs in tea-growing regions.Kolkata: The NDA government is in favour of a continuous
engagement with the industry and business, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday
Interacting with trade and industry representatives, she said the budget presented by her in Lok Sabha on February 1 had several features
related to the tax administration such as faceless appeals and these would become a reality with the aid of new technology."The broad
message apparent (in the budget) is that the government wants continuous engagement with industry and business
And my presence here is not in response to what is happening inside (country) and outside," the minister said.Ms Sitharaman said the
government was ready to set up ATMs in tea-growing regions."I know the number of ATMs is minuscule in the tea-growing regions
The government is ready to set up such facilities in these areas," she said, responding to a query from Tea Board chairman P.K
Bezbaruah, about the problem of cashless wage payments in regions of Assam and West Bengal due to paucity of ATMs.
