Include bidi in demerit goods under GST regime, oncologists urge PM Narendra Modi

Leading oncologists from over 100 cancer hospitals have urged the prime minister to include  bidi  in the list of demerit goods under the GST regime, saying this low-cost tobacco product is the single largest cause of smoking-related deaths in the country.  The demand from leading oncologists and 108 cancer hospitals under the aegis of the state-funded National Cancer Grid (NCG), co…