Seeks to amend Notification No. 12/2017- State Tax (Rate), dated the 30th June, 2017 - 14/2018- State Tax (Rate) - Delhi SGST

FINANCE (REVENUE-1) DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 2nd September, 2019 No. 14/2018- State Tax (Rate) No. F. 3 (5 )/Fin (Rev-I)/2019-20/ DS-VI/371. -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (03 of 2017), the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of NCT of Delhi, in the Department of Finance (Revenue-I), No.12/2017- State Tax (Rate), dated the 30thJune, 2017, published in the Gazette of Delhi, Extraordinary, Part IV, vide no. F.3(15)/Fin.(Rev-I)/2017-18/DS-VI/380 dated 30th June, 2017, namely:- In the said notification, - (i) in the Table, - (a) against serial number 4, in the entry in column (3), the words Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority or shall be omitted; (b) against serial number 5, in the entry in column (3), the words Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority or shall be omitted; (c) after serial number 9C and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 9D Chapter 99 Services by an old age home run by Central Government, State Government or by an entity registered under section 12AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) to its residents (aged 60 years or more) against consideration upto twenty five thousand rupees per month per member provided that the consideration charged is inclusive of charges for boarding, lodging and maintenance. Nil Nil ; (d) after serial number 10 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted,namely: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 10A Heading 9954 Services supplied by electricity distribution utilities by way of construction, erection, commissioning, or installation of infrastructure for extending electricity distribution network upto the tube well of the farmer or agriculturalist for agricultural use. Nil Nil ; (e) against serial number 14, in the entry in column (3), for the words declared tariff , the words value of supply shall be substituted; (f) against serial number 19A, in the entry in column (5), for the figures 2018 , the figures 2019 shall be substituted; (g) against serial number 19B, in the entry in column (5), for the figures 2018 , the figures 2019 shall be substituted; (h) after serial number 24 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 24A Heading 9967 or Heading 9985 Services by way of warehousing of minor forest produce. Nil Nil ; (i) after serial number 31 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 31A Heading 9971 or Heading 9991 Services by Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization to persons governed by the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948 (46 of 1948). Nil Nil 31B Heading 9971 or Heading 9991 Services by National Pension System (NPS) Trust to its members against consideration in the form of administrative fee. Nil Nil ; (j) after serial number 34 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 34A Heading 9971 Services supplied by Central Government, State Government, Union territory to their undertakings or Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) by way of guaranteeing the loans taken by such undertakings or PSUs from the financial institutions. Nil Nil ; (k) against serial number 36A, in the entry in column (3), after the figures 36 the word and figures or 40 shall be inserted; (l) after serial number 47 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 47A Heading 9983 or Heading 9991 Services by way of licensing, registration and analysis or testing of food samples supplied by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to Food Business Operators. Nil Nil ; (m) after serial number 55and the entries relating there to, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 55A Heading 9986 Services by way of artificial insemination of livestock (other than horses). Nil Nil ; (n) after serial number 65A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 65B Heading 9991 or any other Heading Services supplied by a State Government to Excess Royalty Collection Contractor (ERCC) by way of assigning the right to collect royalty on behalf of the State Government on the mineral dispatched by the mining lease holders. Explanation.- mining lease holder means a person who has been granted mining lease, quarry lease or license or other mineral concession under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the rules made thereunder or the rules made by a State Government under sub-section (1) of section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. Nil Provided that at the end of the contract period, ERCC shall submit an account to the State Government and certify that the amount of goods and services tax deposited by mining lease holders on royalty is more than the goods and services tax exempted on the service provided by State Government to the ERCC of assignment of right to collect royalty and where such amount of goods and services tax paid by mining lease holders is less than the amount of goods and services tax exempted, the exemption shall be restricted to such amount as is equal to the amount of goods and services tax paid by the mining lease holders and the ERCC shall pay the difference between goods and services tax exempted on the service provided by State Government to the ERCC of assignment of right to collect royalty and goods and services tax paid by the mining lease holders on royalty. ; (o) after serial number 77 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 77A Heading 9995 Services provided by an unincorporated body or a non-profit entity registered under any law for the time being in force, engaged in,- (i) activities relating to the welfare of industrial or agricultural labour or farmers; or (ii) promotion of trade, commerce, industry, agriculture, art, science, literature, culture, sports, education, social welfare, charitable activities and protection of environment, to its own members against consideration in the form of membership fee upto an amount of one thousand rupees (₹ 1000/-) per member per year. Nil Nil ; (ii) in paragraph 3, in the Explanation, after clause (iii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- (iv) For removal of doubts, it is clarified that the Central and State Educational Boards shall be treated as Educational Institution for the limited purpose of providing services by way of conduct of examination to the students. . 2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 27th day of July, 2018. By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, A.K. SINGH, Dy. Secy. VI (Finance) Note:- The principal notification No.12/2017-State Tax (Rate), dated the 30th June, 2017 was published in the Gazette of Delhi, Extraordinary, Part IV, vide no. F.3(15)/Fin.(Rev-I)/2017-18/DS-VI/380 dated 30th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification No. 02/2018-State Tax (Rate), dated the 13th Feb, 2018, published in the Gazette of Delhi, Extraordinary, Part IV, vide no. F.3(84)/Fin.(Rev-I)/2017-18/DS-VI/75 dated 13th Feb, 2018.