Seeks to exempt supply of goods for specified projects under FAO - 19/2019 – State Tax (Rate) - Jharkhand SGST

COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT Notification No. 19/2019 State Tax (Rate) S.O. No- 87 Dated- 1st November, 2019 -- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Government of Jharkhand, 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 Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) for execution of projects listed below in the Annexure, 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 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. ANNEXURE (1) Strengthening Capacities for 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. 2. This notification shall be deemed to be effective from 1st day of October, 2019. [File.No Va Kar / GST / 03/ 2019] By the order of the Governor of Jharkhand, Prashant Kumar, Secretary-cum-Commissioner.