The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Reforms 2025 by lowering GST rates addressed two challenges including employment generation and

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (a) Affordability

Explanation:
• The GST Reforms of 2025 aimed to lower rates on essential goods to make them more affordable for the common man.
• Lower rates stimulate demand, which in turn leads to employment generation in manufacturing and services.
• This is part of the government's strategy to balance revenue with social welfare.

Information Booster:
• The GST Council is chaired by the Union Finance Minister.
• GST was implemented in India on July 1, 2017.

Additional Knowledge:
Poverty removal (Option b)
• An indirect outcome, not a direct technical objective of rate lowering.
Export boosting (Option c)
• Usually addressed through zero-rating of exports rather than domestic rate lowering.
All of the above (Option d)
• Incorrect because 'Affordability' is the primary specific pair to employment in this policy context.

So the correct answer is (a)