Seeks to exempt supply of goods for specified projects under FAO - 19/2019-STATE TAX (RATE) - Assam SGST

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR FINANCE (TAXATION) DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION No. 19/2019-STATE TAX (RATE) The 30th December, 2019 No. FTX. 56/2017/Pt-III/336. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Assam Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Assam Act No. XXVIII of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act ), the Governor of Assam, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby exempts, all the goods supplied to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for execution of projects listed in the Annexure appended to this notification, from whole of the State Tax leviable thereon under section 9 of the said Act, subject to the condition that an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare certifies, namely,- (i) the quantity and description of the goods; and (ii) that the said goods are intended for the purpose of use in execution of said projects and recommends the grant of exemption to the goods. ANNEXURE (1) Strengthening Capacities tor Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture and Food systems, (2) Green Ag: Transforming Indian Agriculture for Global Environment benefits and the conservation of Critical Biodiversity and Forest landscape. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force from the 1st day of October, 2019. RAJIV KUMAR BORA, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance Department.