<h1>Chief minister outlines GST rate cuts and strategic roadmap to boost consumption, manufacturing, jobs and major infrastructure investment</h1> The state chief minister stated that proposed GST reforms reducing rates would legally and economically incentivize consumption, potentially expanding manufacturing and employment across the jurisdiction. The administration set a strategic development roadmap to elevate the state into the top five nationally, prioritizing agriculture, industry, social development, mining, chemicals, IT, food processing, tourism and MSMEs. Major public infrastructure commitments include substantial railway, highway and road investments, a capital region ring road, new ports, extensive irrigation projects and urbanisation and affordable housing initiatives, implying significant government procurement, land-use and regulatory activity.