Lok Sabha Question No. 4098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: GST
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4098

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019/PAUSHA 14, 1940 (SAKA)

## GST

## †4098.  SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO:  SHRI  CHANDRA  PRAKASH  JOSHI:  SHRI  RAMDAS  C. TADAS: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of number of sittings related to laws, rules, rates, compensation and taxation limit under Goods and Services Tax (GST) held so far along with the number of decisions taken/notifications issued so far for this purpose; (b) the details of number of amendments made by the Government for which representations have been received from the State Governments or traders associations to change them and the time by which the Government is likely to consider the said proposals; and

- (c) the number of commodities and products in case of which service tax has been reduced or increased by GST Council so far?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) The GST Council has met 31 times so far. Till the 30th GST Council Meeting, a total of 918 decisions have been taken and 294 notifications have been issued by the Central Government. In the 31st GST Council Meeting held on 22nd December, 2018, a total of 29 decisions were taken which have been implemented through the issuance of the requisite notifications and Circulars.
- (b)  Based  on  the  representations  received  from  various  stake  holders,  including  trade  and  industry,  certain amendments  were  recommended  by  the  GST  Council.  Consequently,  the  Central  Goods  and  Services  Tax (Amendment) Act,  2018,  the  Union  Territory  Goods  and  Services  Tax  (Amendment)  Act,  2018,  the  Goods  and Services  Tax  (Compensation  to  States)  Amendment  Act,  2018  and  the  Integrated  Goods  and  Services  Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 received the assent of the Hon'ble President of India on 29.08.2018. The GST Council in its 31st meeting held on 22nd December, 2018 decided that the said amendment Acts would be brought into force with effect from 1st February, 2019.
- (c)  The details of rationalization of GST rates on services are as under:

|   Sl. No. | GST Council Meeting                       | Gist of Rate Changes of Services                   | Date of Implementation (by way of Notification)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 20 th Meeting dated 5 th August, 2017     | GST rate was reduced on total 10 group of services | 22-08-2017                                        |
|         2 | 21 st Meeting dated 9 th September, 2017  | GST rate was reduced on total 4 group of services  | 21-09-2017 and 22-09-2017                         |
|         3 | 22 nd Meeting, dated 6 th October, 2018   | GST rate was reduced on total 21 group of services | 13-10-2017                                        |
|         4 | 23 rd Meeting, dated 10 th November, 2018 | GST rate was reduced on total 3 group of services  | 14-11-2017                                        |
|         5 | 25 th Meeting, dated 18 th January, 2018  | GST rate was reduced on total 34 group of services | 25-01-2018                                        |
|         6 | 28 th Meeting, dated 21 st July, 2018     | GST rate was reduced on total 16 group of services | 27-07-2018                                        |
|         7 | 31 st Meeting dated 22 nd December, 2018  | GST rate was reduced on total 8 group of services  | 01-01-2019                                        |