Central Tax (Rate) Notification No 20 of 2017 dt 22nd  August, 2017 under GST
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| (b) a | civil  structure  or  any  other  original  works |   | 
|   | pertaining to a scheme under Jawaharlal Nehru |   | 
|   | National  Urban  Renewal  Mission  or  Rajiv |   | 
|   | Awaas Yojana; |   |   |   |   | 
| (c) a | civil  structure  or  any  other  original  works |   | 
|   | pertaining  to  the  “In-situ  rehabilitation  of |   | 
|   | existing slum dwellers using land as a resource |   | 
|   | through | private | participation” | under | the |   | 
|   | Housing  for   All   (Urban)   Mission/Pradhan |   | 
|   | Mantri  Awas  Yojana,  only  for  existing  slum |   | 
|   | dwellers; |   |   |   |   |   | 
| (d) a | civil  structure  or  any  other  original  works |   | 
|   | pertaining  to  the  “Beneficiary  led  individual |   | 
|   | house  construction  /  enhancement”  under  the |   | 
|   | Housing  for   All   (Urban)   Mission/Pradhan |   | 
|   | Mantri Awas Yojana; |   |   |   | 
| (e) a pollution control or effluent treatment plant, |   | 
|   | except located as a part of a factory; or |   |   | 
| (f) | a   structure   meant   for   funeral,   burial   or |   | 
|   | cremation of deceased. |   |   |   | 
|   |   | 
| (v) Composite supply of works contract as defined in |   | 
| clause | (119) of section 2 of  the Central Goods and |   | 
| Services | Tax | Act,   2017,   supplied   by  way | of |   | 
| construction, erection, commissioning, or installation of |   | 
| original works pertaining to,- |   |   |   | 
| (a) railways, excluding monorail and metro; |   |   | 
| (b) a single residential unit otherwise than as a part |   | 
|   | of a residential complex; |   | 6 | - | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   | 
(c)   low-cost houses up to a carpet area of 60 square metres per house in a housing project approved by competent authority empowered under the 'Scheme of Affordable Housing in Partnership' framed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India;
 
(d)   low cost houses up to a carpet area of 60 square metres per house in a housing project approved
 
 
|   | by the competent authority under- |   |   |   | 
|   | (1)   the   “Affordable   Housing   in |   |   | 
|   | Partnership” component of the Housing |   |   | 
|   | for All (Urban) Mission/Pradhan Mantri |   |   | 
|   | Awas Yojana; |   |   |   |   | 
|   | (2)  any  housing  scheme  of  a  State |   |   | 
|   | Government; |   |   |   |   | 
| (e) | post-harvest | storage | infrastructure | for |   |   | 
|   | agricultural produce including a cold storage for |   |   | 
|   | such purposes; or |   |   |   |   | 
| (f) | mechanised   food   grain   handling   system, |   |   | 
|   | machinery  or  equipment  for  units  processing |   |   | 
|   | agricultural  produce  as  food  stuff  excluding |   |   | 
|   | alcoholic beverages. |   |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   | 
| (vi) Construction services other than (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) | 9 | -”; | 
| and (v) above. |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
 
 
(ii)   against serial number 8, for item (vi) in column (3) and the entries relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
 
| (3) | (4) |   |   | (5) |   | 
|   |   |   | 
| “(vi) Transport of passengers by motorcab where the |   | Provided that credit | 
| cost of fuel is included in the consideration charged |   | of input tax charged | 
| from the service recipient. |   | on | goods | and | 
|   |   | services | used | in | 
|   | 2.5 | supplying | the | 
|   | service has not been | 
|   |   | 
|   |   | taken |   |   |   | 
|   |   | [Please | refer | to | 
|   |   | Explanation | no. | 
|   |   | (iv)] |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   | 
|   |   | or |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   | 
|   | 6 |   |   | -”; |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   | 
  
(iii)   against serial number 9, for item (iii) in column (3) and the entries relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
 
| (3) | (4) | (5) |  | 
|   |   |   |   |  | 
| “(iii)  Services  of  goods | transport  agency  (GTA)  in | 2.5 | Provided that credit |  | 
| relation  to  transportation | of  goods  (including  used | of input tax charged |  | 
|   |  | 
|   |   |   |   |  | 
|   | 3 |   |   |  | 
 
 
| household goods for personal use). |   | on | goods | and | 
| Explanation.-  “goods  transport  agency”  means  any |   | services | used | in | 
| person who provides service in relation to transport of |   | supplying |   | the | 
| goods  by  road  and  issues  consignment  note,  by |   | service has not been | 
| whatever name called. |   | taken |   |   |   | 
|   |   | [Please |   | refer | to | 
|   |   | Explanation | no. | 
|   |   | (iv)] |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   | or |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   | 
|   |   | Provided | that | the | 
|   |   | goods |   | transport | 
|   |   | agency |   | opting | to | 
|   |   | pay | central  tax | @ | 
|   |   | 6% under this entry | 
|   | 6 | shall, | thenceforth, | 
|   |   | be | liable | to | pay | 
|   |   | central tax @ 6% on | 
|   |   | all | the | services of | 
|   |   | GTA   supplied | by | 
|   |   | it.”; |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
 
 
(iv)   against serial number 10, for item (i) in column (3) and the entries relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
 
| (3) | (4) |   |   | (5) |   | 
|   |   |   | 
| “(i)  Renting  of  motorcab  where  the  cost  of  fuel  is |   | Provided that credit | 
| included in the consideration charged from the service |   | of input tax charged | 
| recipient. |   | on | goods | and | 
|   |   | services | used | in | 
|   | 2.5 | supplying | the | 
|   | service has not been | 
|   |   | 
|   |   | taken |   |   |   | 
|   |   | [Please | refer | to | 
|   |   | Explanation | no. | 
|   |   | (iv)] |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   | 
|   |   | or |   |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   | 
|   | 6 |   |   | -”; |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   | 
 
  
(v)   against serial number 11, for item (i) in column (3) and the entries relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
 
 
 
| (3) | (4) |   |   | (5) |   |  | 
|   |   |   |  | 
| “(i)  Services  of  goods  transport  agency  (GTA)  in |   | Provided that credit |  | 
| relation  to  transportation  of  goods  (including  used |   | of input tax charged |  | 
| household goods for personal use). |   | on | goods | and |  | 
| Explanation.-  “goods  transport  agency”  means  any |   | services | used | in |  | 
| person who provides service in relation to transport of | 2.5 | supplying |   | the |  | 
| goods  by  road  and  issues  consignment  note,  by | service has not been |  | 
|   |  | 
| whatever name called. |   | taken |   |   |   |  | 
|   |   | [Please |   | refer | to |  | 
|   |   | Explanation | no. |  | 
|   |   | (iv)] |   |   |   |  | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  | 
|   |   |   | or |   |   |   |  | 
|   |   |   |   |   |  | 
|   |   | Provided | that | the |  | 
|   |   | goods |   | transport |  | 
|   |   | agency |   | opting | to |  | 
|   |   | pay | central  tax | @ |  | 
|   |   | 6% under this entry |  | 
|   | 6 | shall, | thenceforth, |  | 
|   |   | be | liable | to | pay |  | 
|   |   | central tax @ 6% on |  | 
|   |   | all | the | services of |  | 
|   |   | GTA   supplied | by |  | 
|   |   | it.”; |   |   |   |  | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  | 
 
 
 
 
(vi)  against serial number 26,-
 
(a)  in column (3), in item (i),-
 
(A)   for sub-item (b), the following sub-item shall be substituted, namely:-
 
“(b) Textiles and textile products falling under Chapter 50 to 63 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975);”;
 
(B)  the Explanation shall be omitted;
 
(b)  for item (ii) in column (3) and the entries relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
 
 
| (3) | (4) | (5) | 
|   |   |   | 
| “(ii)  Services  by  way  of  any treatment  or  process  on  goods |   |   | 
| belonging to another person, in relation to- |   |   | 
| (a) printing of newspapers; | 2.5 | - | 
 
(b)printing of books (including Braille books), journals and periodicals.
 
5
 
 
(iii) Manufacturing services on physical inputs (goods) owned by
9                  -”;
others, other than (i) and (ii) above.
 
 
 
 
(vii)     for serial number 27 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
 
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | 
|   |   |   |   |   | 
| “27 | Heading | (i)   Services   by   way   of   printing   of |   |   | 
|   | 9989 | newspapers, books (including Braille books), |   |   | 
|   |   | journals and periodicals, where only content |   |   | 
|   |   | is supplied by the publisher and the physical | 6 | - | 
|   |   | inputs  including  paper  used  for  printing |   |   | 
|   |   | belong to the printer. |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   | 
|   |   | (ii) Other manufacturing services; publishing, |   |   | 
|   |   | printing and reproduction services; materials | 9 | -”; | 
|   |   | recovery services, other than (i) above. |   |   | 
|   |   |   |   |   | 
 
 
 
 
(viii)   against serial number 34, in column (3), in item (i), after the word “drama”, the words “or planetarium” shall be inserted.
 
[F. No.354/173/2017 -TRU]
 
 
 
 
(Ruchi Bisht)
 
Under Secretary to the Government of India
 
 
Note:-The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 11/2017 - Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, vide number G.S.R. 690 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017.
 
 
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 Notification no 20/2017 Central Tax (Rate) date on 22nd August, 2017, GST
 
 
 Seeks to amend notification No. 11/2017-CT(R) to reduce CGST rate on specified supplies of Works Contract Services, job work for textile & textile products, printing service of books, newspapers etc, admission to planetarium, and, also to provide option to GTA & transport of passengers by motorcab service providers to avail full ITC & discharge CGST @ 6%
 
The extract of GST Notification No. 20/2017- Central Tax (Rate) is given below:
 
Notification No. 20/2017- Central Tax (Rate), GST
 
 
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZZETE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
 
Government of India
 
Ministry of Finance
 
(Department of Revenue)
 
Notification No. 20/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
 
New Delhi, the 22nd August, 2017
 
G.S.R......(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9, sub-
 
section (1) of section 11, sub-section (5) of section 15 and sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, and on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 11/2017- Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 690(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-
 
In the said notification, in the Table,-
 
(i)   against serial number 3, for item (iii) in column (3) and the entries relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
 
|   | (3) |   | (4) | (5) |  | 
|   |   |   |  | 
| “(iii) Composite supply of works contract as defined in |   |   |  | 
| clause | (119) of section 2 of  the Central Goods and |   |   |  | 
| Services Tax Act, 2017, supplied  to the Government, a |   |   |  | 
| local  authority or  a  Governmental  authority by way |   |   |  | 
| of construction, erection,  commissioning, | installation, |   |   |  | 
| completion, fitting out, repair, maintenance, renovation, |   |   |  | 
| or alteration of, - |   |   |   |  | 
| (a) a  historical  monument,  archaeological  site  or | 6 | - |  | 
|   | remains of national importance, archaeological |  | 
|   |   |   |  | 
|   | excavation,  or  antiquity  specified  under  the |   |   |  | 
|   | Ancient Monuments  and Archaeological  Sites |   |   |  | 
|   | and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958); |   |   |  | 
| (b) canal, dam or other irrigation works; |   |   |   |  | 
| (c) pipeline, conduit or plant for (i) water supply |   |   |  | 
|   | (ii) water treatment, or (iii) sewerage treatment |   |   |  | 
|   | or disposal. |   |   |   |  | 
|   |   |   |  | 
| (iv) Composite supply of works contract as defined in | 6 | - |  | 
| clause | (119) of section 2 of  the Central | Goods and |  | 
|   |   |  | 
|   |   |   |   |   |  | 
|   | 1 |   |   |   |  | 
 
 
 
| Services | Tax | Act, | 2017,   supplied | by | way |   | 
| of construction, erection, | commissioning, | installation, |   | 
| completion, fitting out, repair, maintenance, renovation, |   | 
| or alteration of,- |   |   |   |   |   | 
| (a) a | road,  bridge,  tunnel,  or  terminal  for  road |   | 
|   | transportation for use by general public; |   | 
 
	
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