Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ‘visionary’ launch of the next-generation GST reforms and the commencement of the ‘GST Bachat Utsav’, saying the celebration truly puts the citizen at the centre of governance. “The number of tax slabs has been reduced to just two: 5 per cent and 18 per cent. Nearly 99 per cent of essential items now fall under the lower 5 per cent slab. “His call for states to become equal partners in growth and to boost local manufacturing is a powerful message of cooperative federalism. I fully support these calls and remain devoted to Swarna Andhra, aligned with the spirit of Atmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat,” Naidu added.