Heading 9972 - GST - Services - General Exemption from GST - CGST / UTGST / SGST / IGST

Upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable in respect of service by way of granting of long term lease of thirty years, or more) of industrial plots or plots for development of infrastructure for financial business, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings or by any other entity having 68 [ 20 ] per cent. or more ownership of Central Government, State Government, Union territory to the industrial units or the developers in any industrial or financial business area. 43 [ Explanation.- For the purpose of this exemption, the Central Government, State Government or Union territory shall have 68 [ 20 ] per cent. or more ownership in the entity directly or through an entity which is wholly owned by the Central Government, State Government or Union territory.] Condition 9 [ Provided that the leased plots shall be used for the purpose for which they are allotted, that is, for industrial or financial activity in an industrial or financial business area: Provided also that the State Government concerned shall monitor and enforce the above condition, as per the order issued by the State Government in this regard: Provided further that in case of any violation or subsequent change of land use, due to any reason whatsoever, the original lessor, original lessee as well as any subsequent lessee or buyer or owner shall be jointly and severally liable to pay such amount of integrated tax, as would have been payable on the upfront amount charged for the long term lease of the plots but for the exemption contained herein, along with the applicable interest and penalty: Provided also that the lease agreement entered into by the original lessor with the original lessee or subsequent lessee, or sub- lessee, as well as any subsequent lease or sale agreements, for lease or sale of such plots to subsequent lessees or buyers or owners shall incorporate in the terms and conditions, the fact that the integrated tax was exempted on the long term lease of the plots by the original lessor to the original lessee subject to above condition and that the parties to the said agreements undertake to comply with the same. ] ************* Notes: As Amended vide NOTIFICATION No. 27/2019- Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 31-12-2019 w.e.f. 01-1-2020 before it was read as, Upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable in respect of service by way of granting of long term lease of thirty years, or more) of industrial plots or plots for development of infrastructure for financial business, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings or by any other entity having 50 per cent. or more ownership of Central Government, State Government, Union territory to the industrial units or the developers in any industrial or financial business area. 43 [ Explanation.- For the purpose of this exemption, the Central Government, State Government or Union territory shall have 50 per cent. or more ownership in the entity directly or through an entity which is wholly owned by the Central Government, State Government or Union territory.] ************* Notes: As Amended vide Notification No. 24/2018-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 20-09-2018 , before it was read as, 12 [Upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable in respect of service by way of granting of long term lease of thirty years, or more) of industrial plots or plots for development of infrastructure for financial business, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings or by any other entity having 50 per cent. or more ownership of Central Government, State Government, Union territory to the industrial units or the developers in any industrial or financial business area.] ****************************** Note: As amended vide vide notification no. 33/2017 dated 13.10.2017 , before it was read as, One time upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) leviable in respect of the service, by way of granting long term (thirty years, or more) lease of industrial plots, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings to industrial units.