Small-scale units dwindling in the wake of GST isn’t a good omen, feather touch taxation will assuage them

That the small-scale industry (SSI) have been the mainstay of the Indian industrial economy is almost trite. It provided employment to some six crore people  is significant in itself. Its contribution to exports and providing employment in rural areas is also well-documented. In the event, the recent report that SSI units have been feeling like the proverbial deer bef…