New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram, on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, calling it a 'welcome step,' and stated that the reforms would benefit the poor and tribals of the country.

"This is a welcome step. We welcome PM Modi for reducing the GST and its implementation from tomorrow. This will benefit the poor and the tribals of the country. Zero GST has been implemented on a lot of things; this will be highly beneficial. The Income Tax exemption upto Rs 12 lakhs is also a very good step for the benefit of the people..." Oram told ANI.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya also praised the PM's speech on the implementation of the reforms and said that ...