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Demo

Pretrained Model Options
There are 3 pretrained sizes of FastVLM to choose from:

FastVLM 0.5B: Small and fast - great for mobile devices where speed matters.

FastVLM 1.5B: Well balanced - great for larger devices where speed and accuracy matters.

FastVLM 7B: Fast and accurate - ideal for situations where accuracy matters over speed.

To bulid and run on your own follow this github page of theirs -

https://github.com/apple/ml-fastvlm/tree/main/app

Reduction in GST!

🏛 GST 2025 – Full Rate Overhaul Cheat Sheet

📅 Effective from: 22 September 2025

🌍 Applies to: All goods & services (except certain “sin goods” like tobacco, pan masala, gutkha — these will transition later)

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📊 Old vs New GST Slabs – List Format

- Old 5% → New 5%
Essentials & mass consumption goods

- Old 12% → Merged into 5% or 18%
Rates rationalised depending on category

- Old 18% → New 18%
Standard rate for most goods & services

- Old 28% → Merged into 18% or 40%
Rates rationalised depending on category

- New 40% Slab (no old equivalent)
Luxury & harmful goods (sin goods)

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🛒 Detailed Item Lists by New Slab

0% (Nil-rated)

- UHT milk, paneer, chenna
- All Indian breads (including parathas)
- 33 life-saving drugs & medicines

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5% Slab

- Hair oil, toilet soaps, shampoos, toothbrushes, toothpaste
- Bicycles, tableware, kitchenware
- Spectacles
- Fertilisers, natural menthol, handicrafts
- Man-made fibre & yarn (down from 12%/18%)

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18% Slab

- Refrigerators, air-conditioners, large TVs (all TVs now under 18%)
- Dishwashing machines
- Cement
- Small cars & motorcycles below 300cc
- Buses, trucks, ambulances, auto parts

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40% Slab

- Luxury & harmful goods — large vehicles, tobacco products, pan masala
- Replaces current cess system (tobacco & allied products delayed until cess loans cleared)

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- Phased rollout to avoid revenue shocks

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📈 Economic Impact

- Estimated revenue loss: ₹47,700 crore annually
- Govt’s stance: Lower rates → higher consumption → long-term revenue recovery
- Consensus: All states agreed unanimously

Updated on my iPad

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