Belagavi: The ongoing winter session of the State Legislature at Belagavi, saw the passing of as many as eight Bills on a single day on Monday.
The Bills tabled and passed on included amendments to the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Bill, allowing a one-time settlement (OTS) of 80,000 tax disputes amounting to Rs.15,000 crore and amendments to Karnataka protection of Investors Bill, the Karnataka Protection of Interest of Deposits in Financial establishments Act, 2024 that seeks to safeguard farmers and small depositors from fraudulent money lenders and financial schemes and Karnataka Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which makes the Borewell drillers and the farmers responsible for any accident.
