Delhi’s government plans to roll out chip-enabled smart cards for construction workers to simplify registration and deliver welfare benefits more reliably. It also plans a dedicated portal to improve cess collection from builders. The smart cards will function as secure identity proof, helping migrant workers access schemes without disruption, while the system targets leakages and strengthens accountability.
As India’s cess is set to be abolished, automakers and dealers are scrambling because dealers have already paid the cess on their existing vehicle inventories. With recovery of that paid cess looking bleak, supply and delivery plans are being disrupted, forcing automakers to slow deliveries while dealers absorb stalled stock and losses.
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