Gorakhpur, Sept. 22 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday hailed the implementation of next-generation Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, calling them a festival gift to the country.

"Today is the first day of Sharadiya Navratri... and on this occasion, PM Narendra Modi gave the entire country a gift by making the biggest reforms in GST... Life-saving medicines have been made free from GST. GST on all other medicines has been cut to 5%... For farmers, the GST has been cut to 5% or 0%. It has been cut to 0% on students' stationery. This will bring a new pace to the Indian economy, and the common consumers will celebrate the festivals with great fervour," CM Yogi said.

He further added, "When the consumption increas...