(i) Construction of affordable residential apartments by a promoter in a Residential Real Estate Project (herein after referred to as RREP) which commences on or after 1 st April, 2019 or in an ongoing RREP in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option to pay integrated tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) below, as the case may be, in the manner prescribed therein, intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier. (Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service)

Provided that the integrated tax at the rate specified in column (4) shall be paid in cash, that is, by debiting the electronic cash ledger only; Provided also that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service has not been taken except to the extent as prescribed in Annexure I in the case of REP other than RREP and in Annexure II in the case of RREP;
Provided also that the registered person shall pay, by debit in the electronic credit ledger or electronic cash ledger, an amount equivalent to the input tax credit attributable to construction in a project, time of supply of which is on or after 1 st April, 2019, which shall be calculated in the manner as prescribed in the Annexure I in the case of REP other than RREP and in Annexure II in the case of RREP;
Provided also that where a registered person (landowner- promoter) who transfers development right or FSI (including additional FSI) to a promoter (developer- promoter) against consideration, wholly or partly, in the form of construction of apartments, -
(i) the developer- promoter shall pay tax on supply of construction of apartments to the landowner promoter, and
(ii) such landowner-- promoter shall be eligible for credit of taxes charged from him by the developer promoter towards the supply of construction of apartments by developer- promoter to him, provided the landowner- promoter further supplies such apartments to his buyers before issuance of completion certificate or first occupation, whichever is earlier, and pays tax on the same which is not less than the amount of tax charged from him on construction of such apartments by the developer promoter.
Explanation. --
(i) “developer- promoter” is a promoter who constructs or converts a building into apartments or develops a plot for sale,
(ii) “landowner- promoter” is a promoter who transfers the land or development rights or FSI to a developer- promoter for construction of apartments and receives constructed apartments against such transferred rights and sells such apartments to his buyers independently.
(iii) the landowner- promoter shall be eligible to utilise the credit of tax charged to him by the developer- promoter for payment of tax on apartments supplied by the landowner- promoter in such project.
Provided also that eighty percent of value of input and input services, [other than services by way of grant of development rights, long term lease of land (against upfront payment in the form of premium, salami, development charges etc.) or FSI (including additional FSI), electricity, high speed diesel, motor spirit, natural gas], used in supplying the service shall be received from registered supplier only; Provided also that inputs and input services on which tax is paid on reverse charge basis shall be deemed to have been purchased from registered person; Provided also that where value of input and input services received from registered suppliers during the financial year (or part of the financial year till the date of issuance of completion certificate or first occupation of the project, whichever is earlier) falls short of the said threshold of 80 per cent., central tax shall be paid by the promoter on value of input and input services comprising such shortfall at the rate of nine percent on reverse charge basis and all the provisions of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) shall apply to him as if he is the person liable for paying the tax in relation to the supply of such goods or services or both; Provided also that notwithstanding anything contained herein above, where cement is received from an unregisteredperson, the promoter shall pay tax on supply of such cement at the applicable rates on reverse charge basis and all the provisions of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), shall apply to him as if he is the person liable for paying the tax in relation to such supply of cement; (Please refer to the illustrations in annexure III) Explanation. - 1. The promoter shall maintain project wise account of inward supplies from registered and unregistered supplier and calculate tax payments on the shortfall at the end of the financial year and shall submit the same in the prescribed form electronically on the common portal by end of the quarter following the financial year. The tax liability on the shortfall of inward supplies from unregistered person so determined shall be added to his output tax liability in the month not later than the month of June following the end of the financial year.  2.Notwithstanding anything contained in Explanation 1 above, tax on cement received from unregistered person shall be paid in the month in which cement is received. 3. Input Tax Credit not availed shall be reported every month by reporting the same as ineligible credit in GSTR-3B [Row No. 4 (D)(2)]. 

(ia) Construction of residential apartments other than affordable residential apartments by a promoter in an RREP which commences on or after 1 st April, 2019 or in an ongoing RREP in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option to pay integrated tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) below, as the case may be, in the manner prescribed therein, intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier. (Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service)

(ib) Construction of commercial apartments (shops, offices, godowns etc.) by a promoter in an RREP which commences on or after 1 st April, 2019 or in an ongoing RREP in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option to pay integrated tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) below, as the case may be, in the manner prescribed therein, intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier. (Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service)

(ic) Construction of affordable residential apartments by a promoter in a Real Estate Project (herein after referred to as REP) other than RREP, which commences on or after 1 st April, 2019 or in an ongoing REP other than RREP in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option to pay integrated tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) below, as the case may be, in the manner prescribed therein, intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier. (Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service)

(id) Construction of residential apartments other than affordable residential apartments by a promoter in a REP other than a RREP which commences on or after 1 st April, 2019 or in an ongoing REP other than RREP in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option to pay integrated tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) below, as the case may be, in the manner prescribed therein, intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier. (Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service)

(ie) Construction of an apartment in an ongoing project under any of the schemes specified in sub-item (b), sub-item (c), subitem (d), sub-item (da) and sub-item (db) of item (iv); sub-item (b), sub-item (c), sub- item (d) and sub-item (da) of item (v); and sub-item (c) of item (vi), against serial number 3 of the Table, in respect of which the promoter has exercised option to pay integrated tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for this item. Explanation--This item refers to sub-items of the item (iv), (v) and (vi), against serial number 3 of the Table as they existed in the notification prior to their omission vide notification No. 03/2022-Central Tax (Rate) dated the 13th July,2022.(Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service)

Provided that in case of ongoing project, the registered person shall exercise one time option in the Form at Annexure IV to pay integrated tax on construction of apartments in a project at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if), as the case may be, by the 20th of May, 2019; Provided also that where the option is not exercised in Form at annexure IV by the 20th of May, 2019, option to pay tax at the rates as applicable to item (i) or (ia) or (ib) or (ic) or (id) above, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been exercised; Provided also that invoices for supply of the service can be issued during the period from 1st April 2019 to 20th May 2019 before exercising the option, but such invoices shall be in accordance with the option to be exercised

(if) Construction of a complex, building, civil structure or a part thereof, including,- (i) commercial apartments (shops, offices,godowns etc.) by a promoter in a REP other than RREP, (ii) residential apartments in an ongoing project, other than affordable residential apartments, in respect of which the promoter has exercised option to pay integrated tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for this item in the manner prescribed herein, but excluding supply by way of services specified at items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id) and (ie) above intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier. Explanation. -For the removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that, supply by way of services specified at items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id) and (ie) in column (3) shall attract integrated tax prescribed against them in column (4) subject to conditions specified against them in column (5) and shall not be levied at the rate as specified under this entry. (Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service

(xii) Construction services other than (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id), (ie), (if), (vii), (viii), (x) and (xi) above.
Explanation. - For the removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that, supply by way of services specified at items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id), (ie) and (if) in column (3) shall attract integrated tax prescribed against them in column (4) subject to conditions specified against them in column (5) and shall not be levied at the rate as specified under this entry.

Services in wholesale trade.
Explanation-This service does not include sale or purchase of goods but includes:
-- Services of commission agents, commodity brokers, and auctioneers and all other traders who negotiate whole sale commercial transactions between buyers and sellers, for a fee or commission’
-- Services of electronic whole sale agents and brokers,
-- Services of whole sale auctioning houses.

(v) Composite supply of “outdoor catering‟ together with renting of premises (including hotel, convention center, club, pandal, shamiana or any other place, specially arranged for organising a function) at premises other than “specified premises” provided by any person other than-
(a) suppliers providing “hotel accommodation” at “specified premises”, or
(b) suppliers located in „specified premises‟.

(vi) Accommodation, food and beverage services other than (i) to (v) above
Explanation:
(a) For the removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that, supplies covered by items (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) in column (3) shall attract central tax prescribed against them in column (4) subject to conditions specified against them in column (5), which is a mandatory rate and shall not be levied at the rate as specified under this entry.
(b) This entry covers supply of ‘restaurant service’ at ‘specified premises’
(c) This entry covers supply of ‘hotel accommodation’ having value of supply of a unit of accommodation above seven thousand five hundred rupees per unit per day or equivalent.
(d) This entry covers supply of ‘outdoor catering’, provided by suppliers providing ‘hotel accommodation’ at ‘specified premises’, or suppliers located in ‘specified premises’.
(e) This entry covers composite supply of ‘outdoor catering’ together with renting of premises (including hotel, convention center, club, pandal, shamiana or any other place, specially arranged for organising a function) provided by suppliers providing ‘hotel accommodation’ at ‘specified premises’, or suppliers located in ‘specified premises’.

(ii) Transport of passengers, with or without accompanied belongings by-
(a) air conditioned contract carriage other than motorcab;
(b) air conditioned stage carriage;
(c) radio taxi.
Explanation.-
(a) “contract carriage” has the meaning assigned to it in clause (7) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988);
(b) “stage carriage” has the meaning assigned o it in clause (40) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) ;
(c) “radio taxi” means a taxi including a radio cab, by whatever name called, which is in two-way radio communication with a central control office and is enabled for tracking using Global Positioning System (GPS) or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS).

Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service, other than the input tax credit of input service in the same line of business (i.e.
service procured from another service provider of transporting passengers in a motor vehicle or renting of a motor vehicle), has not been taken. [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)]
Provided further that where the supplier of input service in the same line of business charges central tax at a rate higher than 2.5%, credit of input tax charged on the input service in the same line of business in excess of the tax paid or payable at the rate of 2.5%, shall not be taken.
Illustration: 'A' engages 'B' for transport from New Delhi to Jaipur in a motor cab for Rx. 1000. 'B' for supplying the said service, hires a motor cab with operator from 'C' for Rs. 800. 'C' charges 'B' central tax at the rate of 6% (Rs. 48). If 'B' charges 'A' central tax at the rate of 2.5%, he shall be entitled to take input tax credit on the input service in the same line of business supplied by 'C' only to the extent of Rs. 20 (2.5% of Rs. 800) and not Rs. 48.

(1) In respect of supplies on which GTA pays tax at the rate of 2.5%, GTA shall not take credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service. [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)]
(2) The option by GTA to itself pay GST on the services supplied by it during a Financial Year shall be exercised by making a declaration in Annexure V on or before the 1st January of the preceding Financial Year but not later than 31st March of the preceding Financial year:
Provided that the option for the Financial Year 2022-2023 shall be exercised on or before the 16th August, 2022:
Provided further that invoice for supply of the service charging Central tax at the rates as applicable to clause (b) may be issued during the period from the 18th July,2022 to 16th August, 2022 before exercising the option for the financial year 2022-2023 but in such a case the supplier shall exercise the option to pay GST on its supplies on or before the 16th August,2022.”
Provided also that the option for the Financial Year 2023-2024 shall be exercised on or before the 31st May, 2023:
Provided also that a GTA who commences new business or crosses threshold for registration during any Financial Year, may exercise the option to itself pay GST on the services supplied by it during that Financial Year by making a declaration in Annexure V before the expiry of forty-five days from the date of applying for GST registration or one month from the date of obtaining registration whichever is later.
'Provided also that the option exercised by GTA to itself pay GST on the services supplied by it during a Financial Year shall be deemed to have been exercised for the next and future financial years unless the GTA files a declaration in Annexure VI to revert under reverse charge mechanism on or after the 1st January of the preceding Financial Year but not later than31st March of the preceding Financial Year.

(vi) Multimodal transportation of goods.
Explanation 1.-
(a) “multimodal transportation” means carriage of goods, by at least two different modes of transport from the place of acceptance of goods to the place of delivery of goods by a multimodal transporter;
(b) “mode of transport” means carriage of goods by road, air, rail, inland waterways or sea;
(c) “multimodal transporter” means a person who,-
(A) enters into a contract under which he undertakes to perform multimodal transportation against freight; and
(B) acts as principal, and not as an agent either of the consignor, or consignee or of the carrier participating in the multimodal transportation and who assumes responsibility for the performance of the said contract.
Explanation 2.-
Nothing contained in this item shall apply to supply of a service other than by way of transport of goods from a place in India to another place in India.

Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service, other than the input tax credit of input service in the same line of business (i.e.service procured from another service provider of transporting passengers in a motor vehicle or renting of a motor vehicle) has not been taken., [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)]
Provided further that where the supplier of input service in the same line of business charges central tax at a rate higher than 2.5%, credit of input tax charged on the input service in the same line of business in excess of the tax paid or payable at the rate of 2.5%, shall not be taken.
Illustration: 'A' engages 'B' for transport from New Delhi to Jaipur in a motor cab for Rs. 1000. 'B', for supplying the said service, hires a motor cab with operator from 'C' for Rs. 800. 'C' charges 'B' central tax at the rate of 6% (Rs. 48). If 'B' charges 'A' central tax at the rate of 2.5%, he shall be entitled to take input tax credit on the input service in the same line of business supplied by 'C' only to the extent of Rs. 20 (2.5% of Rs. 800) and not Rs. 48.

(ii) Supply of land or undivided share of land by way of lease or sub lease where such supply is a part of composite supply of construction of flats etc. specified in the entry in column (3) against serial number 3, at item (i) (ia), (ib), (ic), (id), (ie) and (if)
Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to an amount charged for such lease and sub-lease in excess of one third of the total amount charged for the said composite supply. Total amount shall have the same meaning for the purpose of this proviso as given in paragraph 2 of this notification.

1. Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service, other than the input tax credit of input service in the same line of business (i.e. tour operator service procured from another tour operator) has not been taken
[Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)
2. The bill issued for supply of this service indicates that it is inclusive of chargesof accommodation and transportation required for such a tour and the amount charged in the bill is the gross amount charged for such a tour including the charges of accommodation and transportation required for such a tour.

(i) Support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing, animal husbandry.
Explanation. - Support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing, animal husbandry  mean  -
(i) Services relating to cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, except the rearing of horses, for food, fibre, fuel, raw material or other similar products or agricultural produce by way of--
(a) agricultural operations directly related to production of any agricultural produce including cultivation, harvesting, threshing, plant protection or testing;
(b) supply of farm labour;
(c) processes carried out at an agricultural farm including tending, pruning, cutting, harvesting, drying, cleaning, trimming, sun drying, fumigating, curing, sorting, grading, cooling or bulk packaging and such like operations which do not alter the essential characteristics of agricultural produce but make it only marketable for the primary market;
(d) renting or leasing of agro machinery or vacant land with or without a structure incidental to its use;
(e) loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce;
(f) agricultural extension services;
(g) services by any Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee or Board or services provided by a commission agent for sale or purchase of agricultural produce.
(h) services by way of fumigation in a warehouse of agricultural produce.
(ii) Services by way of pre-conditioning, pre-cooling, ripening, waxing, retail packing, labelling of fruits and vegetables which do not change or alter the essential characteristics of the said fruits or vegetables.
(iii) Carrying out an intermediate production process as job work in relation to cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, except the rearing of horses, for food, fibre, fuel, raw material or other similar products or agricultural produce.

(i) Services by way of job work in relation to-
(a) Printing of newspapers;
(b) Textiles and textile products falling under Chapter 50 to 63 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975)
(c) all products [other than diamonds]falling under Chapter 71 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975);
(d) Printing of books (including Braille books), journals and periodicals;
(da) printing of all goods falling under Chapter 48 or 49, which attract IGST @ 5 per cent. or Nil;
(f) all food and food products falling under Chapters 1 to 22 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)
(g) all products falling under Chapter 23 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975), except dog and cat food put up for retail sale falling under tariff item 230910 00 of the said chapter;
(i) manufacture of handicraft goods.
Explanation.- The expression “handicraft goods” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the notification No. 32/2017 -Central Tax, dated the 15th September, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 1158 (E), dated the 15th September, 2017 as amended from time to time. 

Service by way of construction or engineering or installation or other technical services, provided in relation of setting up of following, -
(a) Bio-gas plant
(b) Solar power based devices
(c) Solar power generating system
(d) Wind mills, Wind Operated Electricity Generator (WOEG)
(e) Waste to energy plants / devices
(f) Ocean waves/tidal waves energy devices/plants  Explanation:- This entry shall be read in conjunction with serial number 201A of Schedule II of the notification No. 1/2017- Central Tax (Rate), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated 28th June, 2017 vide GSR number 673(E) dated 28th June, 2017.

Supply of services other than services by way of grant of development rights, long term lease of land (against upfront payment in the form of premium, salami, development charges etc.) or FSI (including additional FSI) by an unregistered person to a promoter for construction of a project on which tax is payable by the recipient of the services under sub- section 4 of section 5 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), as prescribed in notification No. 07/2019- Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 29th March, 2019, published in Gazette of India vide G.S.R. No. Dated 29th March, 2019. 
Explanation. - This entry is to be taken to apply to all services which satisfy the conditions prescribed herein, even though they may be covered by a more specific chapter, section or heading elsewhere in this notification.

Pure services (excluding works contract service or other composite supplies involving supply of any goods) provided to the Central Government, State Government or Union territory or local authority by way of any activity in
relation to any function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution or in relation to any function entrusted to a Municipality under article 243W of the Constitution.

Composite supply of goods and services in which the value of supply of goods constitutes not more than 25 per cent of the value of the said composite supply provided to the Central Government,State Government or Union territory or local authority by way of any activity in relation to any function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution or in relation to any function entrusted to a Municipality under article 243W of the Constitution.

Services by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority excluding the following services--
(a) services by the Department of Posts
(b) services in relation to an aircraft or a vessel, inside or outside the precincts of a port or an airport;
(c) transport of goods or passengers; or
(d) any service, other than services covered under entries (a) to (c) above, provided to business entities.

Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority to a business entity with an aggregate turnover of up to such amount in the preceding financial year as makes it eligible for exemption from registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017)
Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, it is hereby clarified that the provisions of this entry shall not be applicable to-
(a) services,-
(i) by the Department of Posts
(ii) in relation to an aircraft or a vessel, inside or outside the precincts of a port or an airport; (iii) of transport of goods or passengers; and
(b) services by way of renting of immovable property.

Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority to another Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority:
Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to services-
(i) by the Department of Posts
(ii) in relation to an aircraft or a vessel, inside or outside the precincts of a port or an airport;
(iii) of transport of goods or passengers.

Services provided by Central Government, State Government, Union territory or a local authority where the consideration for such services does not exceed five thousand rupees:
Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to-
(i) services by the Department of Posts
(ii) services in relation to an aircraft or a vessel, inside or outside the precincts of a port or an airport;
(iii) transport of goods or passengers:
Provided further that in case where continuous supply of service, as defined in sub-section (33) of section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, is provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or a local authority, the exemption shall apply only where the consideration charged for such service does not exceed five thousand rupees in a financial year.

Services received from a provider of service located in a non- taxable territory by --
(a) the Central Government, State Government, Union territory, a local authority, a governmental authority or an individual in relation to any purpose other than commerce, industry or any other business or profession;
(b) an entity registered under section 12AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) for the purposes of providing charitable activities; or
(ba) way of supply of online educational journals or periodicals to an educational institution other than an institution providing services by way of-
(i) pre-school education and education up to higher secondary school or equivalent; or
(ii) education as a part of an approved vocational education course;
© a person located in a non-taxable territory:
Provided that the exemption shall not apply to --
(i) online information and database access or retrieval services received by persons specified in entry (a) or entry (b); or
(ii) services by way of transportation of goods by a vessel from a place outside India up to the customs station of clearance in India received by persons specified in the entry.

Services by an old age home run by Central Government, State Government or by an entity registered under section 12AA or 12AB 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.

Import of services by United Nations or a specified international organisation for official use of the United Nations or the specified international organisation.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this entry, unless the context otherwise requires, “specified international organisation” means an international organisation declared by the Central Government in pursuance of section 3 of the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities Act) 1947 (46 of 1947), to which the provisions of the Schedule to the said Act apply.

Foreign diplomatic mission or consular post in India, or diplomatic agents or career consular officers posted therein shall be entitled to exemption from integrated tax leviable on the import of services subject to the conditions, -
(i) that the foreign diplomatic mission or consular post in India, or diplomatic agents or career consular officers posted therein, are entitled to exemption from integrated tax, as stipulated in the certificate issued by the Protocol Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, based on the principle of reciprocity;
(ii) that the services imported are for official purpose of the said foreign diplomatic mission or consular post; or for personal use of the said diplomatic agent or career consular officer or members of his or her family.
(iii) that in case the Protocol Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, after having issued a certificate to any foreign diplomatic mission or consular post in India, decides to withdraw the same subsequently, it shall communicate the withdrawal of such certificate to the foreign diplomatic mission or consular post;
(iv) that the exemption from the whole of the integrated tax granted to the foreign diplomatic mission or consular post in India for official purpose or for the personal use or use of their family members shall not be available from the date of withdrawal of such certificate.

Following documents shall be maintained for a minimum duration of five years:
1) Copy of Bill of Lading
2) Copy of executed contract between Supplier/Seller and Receiver/Buyer of goods
3) Copy of commission debit note raised by an intermediary service provider in taxable territory from service recipient located in non-taxable territory
4) Copy of certificate of origin issued by service recipient located in non- taxable territory
5) Declaration letter from an intermediary service provider in taxable territory on company letter head confirming thatcommission debit note raised relates to contract when both supplier and receiver of goods are outside the taxable territory

Services by way of renting of residential dwelling for use as residence except where the residential dwelling is rented to a registered person.   Explanation. - For the purpose of exemption under this entry, this entry shall cover services by way of renting of residential dwelling to a registered person where, --
(i) the registered person is proprietor of a proprietorship concern and rents the residential dwelling in his personal capacity for use as his own residence; and
(ii) such renting is on his own account and not that of the proprietorship concern. 

Services by a person by way of-
(a) conduct of any religious ceremony;
(b) renting of precincts of a religious place meant for general public, owned or managed by an entity registered as a charitable or religious trust under section 12AA or 12AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Income-tax Act) or a trust or an institution registered under sub clause (v) of clause (23C) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act or a body or an authority covered under clause (23BBA) of section 10 of the said Income-tax Act:
Provided that nothing contained in entry (b) of this exemption shall apply to,-
(i) renting of rooms where charges are one thousand rupees or more per day;
(ii) renting of premises, community halls, kalyanmandapam or open area, and the like where charges are ten thousand rupees or more per day;
(iii) renting of shops or other spaces for business or commerce where charges are ten thousand rupees or more per month. 

Transport of passengers, with or without accompanied belongings, by --
(a) air in economy class, embarking from or terminating in an airport located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, or Tripura or at Bagdogra located in West Bengal;
(b) non-airconditioned contract carriage other than radio taxi, for transportation of passengers, excluding tourism, conducted tour, charter or hire; or
(c) stage carriage other than air- conditioned stage carriage.
Provided that nothing contained in items (b) and (c) above shall apply to services supplied through an electronic commerce operator, and notified under sub-section (5) of Section 5 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017).

Services provided to the Central Government, by way of transport of passengers with or without accompanied belongings, by air, embarking from or terminating at a regional connectivity scheme airport, against consideration in the form of viability gap funding:
Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply on or after the expiry of a period of three years from the date of commencement of operations of the regional connectivity scheme airport as notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Service of transportation of passengers, with or without accompanied belongings, by--
(a) railways in a class other than--
(i) first class; or
(ii) an air-conditioned coach;
(b) metro, monorail or tramway;
(c) inland waterways;
(d) public transport, other than predominantly for tourism purpose, in a vessel between places located in India; and
(e) metered cabs or auto rickshaws (including e-rickshaws).
Provided that nothing contained in item (e) above shall apply to services supplied through an electronic commerce operator, and notified under sub-section (5) of Section 5 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017).

Services by way of transportation by rail or a vessel from one place in India to another of the following goods --
(a) relief materials meant for victims of natural or man-made disasters, calamities, accidents or mishap;
(b) defence or military equipments;
(c) newspaper or magazines registered with the Registrar of Newspapers;
(e) agricultural produce;
(f) milk, salt and food grain including flours, pulses and rice; and
(g) organic manure.

Services provided by a goods transport agency, by way of transport in a goods carriage of -
(a) agricultural produce;
(d) milk, salt and food grain including flour, pulses and rice;
(e) organic manure;
(f) newspaper or magazines registered with the Registrar of Newspapers;
(g) relief materials meant for victims of natural or man-made disasters, calamities, accidents or mishap; or
(h) defence or military equipments.

Services provided by a goods transport agency to an unregistered person, including an unregistered casual taxable person, other than the following recipients, namely: -
(a) any factory registered under or governed by the Factories Act, 1948(63 of 1948); or
(b) any Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or under any other law for the time being in force in any part of India; or
(c) any Co-operative Society established by or under any law for the time being in force; or
(d) any body corporate established, by or under any law for the time being in force; or
(e) any partnership firm whether registered or not under any law including association of persons;
(f) any casual taxable person registered under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act or the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act or the State Goods and Services Tax Act or the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act.

Services provided by a goods transport agency, by way of transport of goods in a goods carriage, to, -
(a) a Department or Establishment of the Central Government or State Government or Union territory; or
(b) local authority; or
(c) Governmental agencies,
which has taken registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) only for the purpose of deducting tax under Section 51 and not for making a taxable supply of goods or services.

Services by way of giving on hire --
(a) to a state transport undertaking, a motor vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or
(aa) to a local authority, an Electrically operated vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, “Electrically operated vehicle” means vehicle falling under Chapter 87 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) which is run solely on electrical energy derived from an external source or from one or more electrical batteries fitted to such road vehicle.
(b) to a goods transport agency, a means of transportation of goods;
(c) motor vehicle for transport of students, faculty and staff, to a person providing services of transportation of students, faculty and staff to an educational institution providing services by way of pre-school education and education upto higher
secondary school or equivalent.

Services by an acquiring bank, to any person in relation to settlement of an amount upto two thousand rupees in a single transaction transacted through credit card, debit card, charge card or other payment card service.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this entry, “acquiring bank” means any banking company, financial institution including non- banking financial company or any other person, who makes the payment to any person who accepts such card.

Services of general insurance business provided under following schemes --
(a) Hut Insurance Scheme;
(b) Cattle Insurance under Swarnajaynti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (earlier known as Integrated Rural Development Programme);
(c) Scheme for Insurance of Tribals;
(d) Janata Personal Accident Policy and Gramin Accident Policy;
(e) Group Personal Accident Policy for Self-Employed Women;
(f) Agricultural Pumpset and Failed Well Insurance;
(g) premia collected on export credit insurance;
(h) Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWCIS), approved by the Government of India and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture;
(i) Jan Arogya Bima Policy;
(j) Pradhan Mantri Fasal BimaYojana (PMFBY);
(k) Pilot Scheme on Seed Crop Insurance;
(l) Central Sector Scheme on Cattle Insurance;
(m) Universal Health Insurance Scheme; (n) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana;
(o) Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme;
(p) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojna;
(q) Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme implemented by the Trust constituted under the provisions of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999).
(r) Bangla Shasya Bima

Services of life insurance business provided under following schemes-
(a) Janashree Bima Yojana;
(b) Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana;
(c) Life micro-insurance product as approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, having maximum amount of cover of two lakhs rupees;
(d) Varishtha Pension BimaYojana;
(e) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan JyotiBimaYojana;
(f) Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYogana;
(g) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana.

Services by the following persons inrespective capacities --
(a) business facilitator or a business correspondent to a banking company with respect to accounts in its rural area branch;
(b) any person as an intermediary to a business facilitator or a business correspondent with respect to services mentioned in entry (a); or
(c) business facilitator or a business correspondent to an insurance company in a rural area.

Services by an intermediary of financial services located in a multi services SEZ with International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) status to a customer located outside India for international financial services in currencies other than Indian rupees (INR).
Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, the intermediary of financial services in IFSC is a person,-
(i) who is permitted or recognised as such by the Government of India or any Regulator appointed for regulation of IFSC; or
(ii) who is treated as a person resident outside India under regulation 3 of the Foreign Exchange Management (International Financial Services Centre)
Regulations, 2015; or
(iii) who is registered under the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (International Financial Service Centre) Guidelines, 2015 as IFSC Insurance Office; or
(iv) who is permitted as such by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (International Financial Services Centres) Guidelines, 2015.

Upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable in respect of service by way of granting of long term lease of thirty years, or more) of industrial plots or plots for development of infrastructure for financial business, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings or by any other entity having 20 per cent. or more ownership of Central Government, State Government, Union territory to the industrial units or the developers in any industrial or financial business area. 
Explanation.- For the purpose of this exemption, the Central Government, State Government or Union territory shall have 20 per cent. or more ownership in the entity directly or through an entity which is wholly owned by the Central Government, State Government or Union territory.

Provided that the leased plots shall be used for the purpose for which they are allotted, that is, for industrial or financial activity in an industrial or financial business area:  Provided further that the State Government concerned shall monitor and enforce the above condition as per the order issued by the State Government in this regard:
Provided also that in case of any violation or subsequent change of land use, due to any reasonwhatsoever, the original lessor, original lessee as well as any subsequent lessee or buyer or owner shall be jointly and severally liable to pay such amount of central tax, as would have been payable on the upfront amount charged for the long term lease of the plots but for the exemption contained herein, along with the applicable interest and penalty: Provided also that t lease agreement enter into by the origin lessor with the origin lessee or subseque lessee, or sub-lessee, well as any subseque lease or sale agreemen for lease or sale of su plots to subseque lessees or buyers owners shall incorpora in the terms a conditions, the fact th the central tax w exempted on the lo term lease of the pl by the original less to the original less subject to abo condition and that t parties to the sa agreements undertake comply with the same.

Service by way of transfer of development rights (herein refer TDR) or Floor Space Index (FSI) (including additional FSI) on or after 1st April, 2019 for construction of residential apartments by a promoter in a project, intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier.
The amount of GST exemption available for construction of residential apartments in the project under this notification shall be calculated as under: [GST payable on TDR or FSI (including additional FSI) or both for construction of the project] x (carpet area of the residential apartments in the project ÷ Total carpet area of the residential and commercial apartments in the project )

Provided that the promoter shall be liable to pay tax at the applicable rate, on reverse charge basis, on such proportion of value of development rights, or FSI (including additional FSI), or both, as is attributable to the residential apartments, which remain un-booked on the date of issuance of completion certificate, or first occupation of the project, as the case may be, in the following manner -
GST payable on TDR or FSI(including additional FSI) or both for construction of the residential apartments in the project but for the exemption contained herein] x (carpet area of the residential apartments in the project which remain un- booked on the date of issuance of completion certificate or first occupation ÷ Total carpet area of the residential apartments in the project) 
Provided further that tax payable in terms of the first proviso hereinabove shall not exceed 0.5 per cent. of the value in case of affordable residential apartments and 2.5 per cent. of the value in case of residential apartments other than affordable residential apartments remaining un- booked on the date of issuance of completion certificate or first occupation The liability to pay integrated tax on the said portion of the development rights or FSI, or both, calculated as above, shall arise on the date of completion or first occupation of the project, as the case may be, whichever is earlier.

Upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable in respect of service by way of granting of long term lease of thirty years, or more, on or after 01.04.2019, for construction of residential apartments by a promoter in a project, intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier.
The amount of GST exemption available for construction of residential apartments in the project under this notification shall be calculated as under: GST payable on upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable for long term lease of land for construction of the project] x (carpet area of the residential apartments in the project ÷ Total carpet area of the residential and commercial apartments in the project).

Provided that the promoter shall be liable to pay tax at the applicable rate, on reverse charge basis, on such proportion of upfront amount (called as premium, salami,cost, price,development charges or by any other name) paid for long term lease of land, as is attributable to the residential apartments, which remain un- booked on the date of issuance of completion certificate, or first occupation of the project, as the case may be, in the following manner -
GST payable on upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable for long term lease of land for construction of the residential apartments in the project but for the exemption contained herein] x (carpet area of the residential apartments in the project which remain un- booked on the date of issuance of completion certificate or first occupation ÷ Total carpet area of the residential apartments in the project);
Provided further that the tax payable in terms of the first proviso shall not exceed 0.5 per cent. of the value in case of affordable residential apartments and 2.5 per cent. of the value in case of residential apartments other than affordable residential apartments remaining un- booked on the date of issuance of completion certificate or first occupation.
The liability to pay integrated tax on the said proportion of upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) paid for long term lease of land, calculated as above, shall arise on the date of issue of completion certificate or first occupation of the project, as the case may be.

Services provided by-
(a) an arbitral tribunal to --
(i) any person other than a business entity; or
(ii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to such amount in the preceding financial year as makes it eligible for exemption from registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017)
(iii) the Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority, Governmental Authority or Government Entity;
(b) a partnership firm of advocates or an individual as an advocate other than a senior advocate, by way of legal services to-
(i) an advocate or partnership firm of advocates providing legal services;
(ii) any person other than a business entity; or
(iii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to [such amount in the preceding financial year as makes it eligible for exemption from registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017)
(iv) the Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority, Governmental Authority or Government Entity;
© a senior advocate by way of legal services to-
(i) any person other than a business entity; or
(ii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to [such amount in the preceding financial year as makes it eligible for exemption from registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax
Act, 2017 (12 of 2017)
(iii) the Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority, Governmental Authority or Government Entity.

Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority by way of-
(a) registration required under any law for the time being in force;
(b) testing, calibration, safety check or certification relating to protection or safety of workers, consumers or public at large, including fire license, required under any law for the time being in force.

Taxable services, provided or to be provided, by a Technology Business Incubator or a Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park recognised by the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India or bio-incubators recognised by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.

Tour operator service, which is performed partly in India and partly outside India, supplied by a tour operator to a foreign tourist, to the extent of the value of the tour operator service which is performed outside India:

Provided that value of the tour operator service performed outside India shall be such proportion of the total consideration charged for the entire tour which is equal to the proportion which the number of days for which the tour is performed outside India has to the total number of days comprising the tour, or 50% of the total consideration charged for the entire tour, whichever is less:

Provided further that in making the above calculations, any duration of time equal to or exceeding 12 hours shall be considered as one full day and any duration of time less than 12 hours shall be taken as half a day.

Explanation. - “foreign tourist” means a person not normally resident in India, who enters India for a stay of not more than six months for legitimate non-immigrant purposes.

Illustrations:
A tour operator provides a tour operator service to a foreign tourist as follows: -
(a) 3 days in India, 2 days in Nepal; Consideration Charged for the entire tour: Rs.1, 00, 000/-
Exemption: Rs.40, 000/- (=Rs.1, 00, 000/- x 2/5) or, Rs.50, 000/- (= 50% of Rs.1, 00, 000/-) whichever is less, i.e., Rs.40, 000/-(i.e., Taxable value: Rs.60, 000/-);
(b) 2 days in India, 3 nights in Nepal; Consideration Charged for the entire tour: Rs.1, 00, 000/-
Exemption: Rs.60, 000(=Rs.1, 00, 000/- x 3/5) or, Rs.50, 000/- (= 50% of Rs.1, 00, 000/-) whichever is less, i.e., Rs.50, 000/-(i.e., Taxable value: Rs.50, 000/-);
(c) 2.5 days in India, 3 days in Nepal; Consideration charged for the entire tour: Rs.1, 00, 000/-
Exemption: Rs.54,545 (=Rs.1, 00, 000/- x 3/5.5) or, Rs.50, 000/- (= 50% of Rs.1, 00, 000/-) whichever is less, i.e., Rs.50, 000/-(i.e., Taxable value: Rs.50, 000/-).

Services by way of sponsorship of sporting events organised -
(a) by a national sports federation, or its affiliated federations, where the participating teams or individuals represent any district, State, zone or Country;
(b) by Association of Indian Universities, Inter-University Sports Board, School Games Federation of India, All India Sports Council for the Deaf, Paralympic Committee of India or Special Olympics Bharat;
(c) by the Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board;
(d) as part of national games, by the Indian Olympic Association; or
(e) under the Panchayat Yuva Kreeda Aur Khel Abhiyaan Scheme.

Services relating to cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, except the rearing of horses, for food, fibre, fuel, raw material or other similar products or agricultural produce by way of--
(a) agricultural operations directly related to production of any agricultural produce including cultivation, harvesting, threshing, plant protection or testing;
(b) supply of farm labour;
(c) processes carried out at an agricultural farm including tending, pruning, cutting, harvesting, drying, cleaning, trimming, sun drying, fumigating, curing, sorting, grading, cooling or bulk packaging and such like operations which do not alter the essential characteristics of agricultural produce but make it only marketable for the primary market;
(d) renting or leasing of agro machinery or vacant land with or without a structure incidental to its use;
(e) loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce;
(f) agricultural extension services;
(g) services by any Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee or Board or services provided by a commission agent for sale or purchase of agricultural produce;

Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority by way of assignment of right to use any natural resource where such right to use was assigned by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or
local authority before the 1st April,2016:
Provided that the exemption shall apply only to tax payable on one time charge payable, in full upfront or in installments, for assignment of right to use such natural resource.

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.

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.

Services provided -
(a) by an educational institution to its students, faculty and staff;
(aa) by an educational institution by way of conduct of entrance examination against consideration in the form of entrance fee;
(b) to an educational institution, by way of,-
(i) transportation of students, faculty and staff;
(ii) catering, including any mid-day meals scheme sponsored by the Central Government, State Government or Union territory;
(iii) security or cleaning or house- keeping services performed in such educational institution;
(iv) services relating to admission to, or conduct of examination by, such institution;
(v) supply of online educational journals or periodicals;
Provided that nothing contained in [sub-items (i), (ii) and (iii) of item (b) shall apply to an educational institution other than an institution providing services by way of pre-
school education and education up to higher secondary school or equivalent.
Provided further that nothing contained in sub-item (v) of item (b) shall apply to an institution providing services by way of,- (i) pre-school education and education up to higher secondary school or equivalent; or
(ii) education as a part of an approved vocational education course.

Any services provided by, _
(a) the National Skill Development Corporation set up by the Government of India;
(b) a Sector Skill Council approved by the National Skill Development Corporation;
(c) an assessment agency approved by the Sector Skill Council or the National Skill Development Corporation;
(d) a training partner approved by the National Skill Development Corporation or the Sector Skill Council,
in relation to-
(i) the National Skill Development Programme implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation; or
(ii) a vocational skill development course under the National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme; or
(iii) any other Scheme implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation.

Services by way of-
(a) health care services by a clinical establishment, an authorised medical practitioner or para-medics; Provided that nothing in this entry shall apply to the services provided by a clinical establishment by way of providing room [other than Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Critical Care Unit (CCU)/Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU)/Neo natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)] having room charges exceeding Rs. 5000 per day to a person receiving health care services.
(b) services provided by way of transportation of a patient in an ambulance, other than those specified in (a) above.

Services provided by rehabilitation professionals recognised under the Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 (34 of 1992) by way of rehabilitation, therapy or counselling and such other activity as covered by the said Act at medical establishments, educational institutions, rehabilitation centers established by Central Government, State Government or Union territory or an entity registered under section 12AA or 12AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).

Service by an unincorporated body or a non- profit entity registered under any law for the time being in force, to its own members by way of reimbursement of charges or share of contribution --
(a) as a trade union;
(b) for the provision of carrying out any activity which is exempt from the levy of Goods and service Tax; or
(c) up to an amount of seven thousand five hundred rupees per month per member for sourcing of goods or services from a third person for the common use of its members in a housing society or a residential complex.

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 farmer; 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 (Rs 1000/-) per member per year.

Services by way of right to admission to-
(a) circus, dance, or theatrical performance including drama or ballet;
(b) award function, concert, pageant, musical performance or any sporting event other than a recognised sporting event;
(c) recognised sporting event;
(d) planetarium,
where the consideration for right to admission to the events or places as referred to in items (a), (b), (c) or (d)
above is not more than Rs 500 per person.