GST – States – G.O.MS.No. 588 – Dated:- 12-12-2017 – GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REVENUE (COMMERCIAL TAXES-II) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No.588, Dated:12-12-2017. Read the following: NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (16 of 2017), the Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, exempts the intra-State supply of services of description as specified in column (3) of the Table below from so much of the State tax leviable thereon under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the said Act, as is in excess of the said tax calculated at the rate as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, unless specified otherwise, subject to the relevant conditions as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table, namely:- 2. This notification shall be deemed to have
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y, local authority or governmental authority by way of any activity in relation to any function entrusted to a municipality under article 243 W of the Constitution. Nil Nil 5 Chapter 99 Services by a governmental authority by way of any activity in relation to any function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution. Nil Nil 6 Chapter 99 Services by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority excluding the following services- (a) services by the Department of Posts by way of speed post, express parcel post, life insurance, and agency services provided to a person other than the Central Government, State Government, Union territory; (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. Nil Nil 7 Chapter 99 Services provided by the Ce
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t nothing contained in this entry shall apply to services- (i) by the Department of Posts by way of speed post, express parcel post, life insurance, and agency services provided to a person other than the Central Government, State Government, Union territory; (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. Nil Nil 9 Chapter 99 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 by way of speed post, express parcel post, life insurance, and agency services provided to a person other than the Central Government, State Government, Union territory; (ii) services in relation to an aircraft or a vessel, inside or outside the precincts of a port or an airport; (iii) transport
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otherwise than as a part of a residential complex. Nil Nil 12 Heading 9963 or Heading 9972 Services by way of renting of residential dwelling for use as residence. Nil Nil 13 Heading 9963 or Heading 9972 or Heading 9995 or any other Heading of Section 9 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 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
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l 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 one year from the date of commencement of operations of the regional connectivity scheme airport as notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Nil Nil 17 Heading 9964 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). Nil Nil 18 Heading 9965 Services by way of transportation of goods- (a) by road except the services of-
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in a single carriage does not exceed one thousand five hundred rupees; (c) goods, where consideration charged for transportation of all such goods for a single consignee does not exceed rupees seven hundred and fifty; (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. Nil Nil 22 Heading 9966 or Heading 9973 Services by way of giving on hire – (a) to a state transport undertaking, a Heading 9973 motor vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or (b) to a goods transport agency, a means of transportation of goods. Nil Nil 23 Heading 9967 Service by way of access to a road or a bridge on payment of toll charges. Nil Nil 24 Heading 9967 or Heading 9985 Services by way of loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of rice Nil
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ce Funds to members of the Army, Navy and Air Force, respectively, under the Group Insurance Schemes of the Central Government. Nil Nil 30 Heading 9971 or Heading 9991 Services by the Employees State Insurance Corporation to persons governed under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (Act 34 of 198) Nil Nil 31 Heading 9971 Services provided by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation to the persons governed under the Employees Provident Funds and the Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (Act 19 of 1952) Nil Nil 32 Heading 9971 Services provided by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India to insurers under the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Act, 1999 (Act 41 of 19999) Nil Nil 33 Heading 9971 Services provided by the Securities and Exchange Board of India set up under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (Act 15 of 1992) by way of protecting the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to reg
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on export credit insurance; (h) Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme or the Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme, approved by the Government of India and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture; (i) Jan Arogya Bima Policy; (j) National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana); (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). Nil Nil 36 Heading 9971 or Heading 9991 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
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71 or Heading 9991 Services provided to the Central Government, State Government, Union territory under any insurance scheme for which total premium is paid by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory. Nil Nil 41 Heading 9972 One time upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) leviable in respect of the service, by way of granting long term (thirty years, or more) lease of industrial plots, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings to industrial units. Nil Nil 42 Heading 9973 or Heading 9991 Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority by way of allowing a business entity to operate as a telecom service provider or use radio frequency spectrum during the period prior to the 1st April, 2016, on payment of licence fee or spectrum user charges, as the case may be. Nil Nil 43 Heading 9973 Services of leasing of assets (rolli
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person other than a business entity; or (iii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to twenty lakh rupees (ten lakh rupees in thecase of special category states) in the preceding financial year; (c) 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 twenty lakh rupees (ten lakh rupees in the case of special category states) in the preceding financial year. Nil Nil 46 Heading 9983 Services by a veterinary clinic in relation to health care of animals or birds. Nil Nil 47 Heading 9983 or Heading 9991 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. N
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rvices by an organiser to any person in respect of a business exhibition held outside India. Nil Nil 53 Heading 9985 Services by way of sponsorship of sporting events organised – (a) by a national sports federation, or its affiliated federations, where the participating teamsor 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. Nil Nil 54. Heading 9986 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
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ltivation 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. Nil Nil 56 Heading 9988 Services by way of slaughtering of animals. Nil Nil 57 Heading 9988 or any other Heading of Section 8 and Section 9 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. Nil Nil 58 Heading 9988 or Heading 9992 Services provided by the National Centre for Cold Chain Development under the Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer s Welfare by way of cold chain knowledge dissemination. Nil Nil 59 Heading 9999 Services by a foreign diplomatic mission located in India. Nil Nil 60 Heading 9991 Services by a specified organisation in respect of a religious pilgrimage facilitated by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Government o
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ing 9991 or Heading 9973 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. Nil Nil 65 Heading 9991 Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory by way of deputing officers after office hours or on holidays for inspection or container stuffing or such other duties in relation to import export cargo on payment of Merchant Overtime charges. Nil Nil 66 Heading 9992 Services provided – (a) by an educational institution to its students, faculty and staff; (b) to an educational institution, by way of,- (i) transportation of students, facu
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the Indian Institute of Management; (b) fellow programme in Management; (c) five year integrated programme in Management. Nil Nil 68 Heading 9992 or Heading 9996 Services provided to a recognised sports body by- (a) an individual as a player, referee, umpire, coach or team manager for participation in a sporting event organized by a recognized sports body; (b) another recognised sports body. Nil Nil 69 Heading 9992 or Heading 9983 or Heading 9991 Any services provided by, _ (a) the National Skill Development Heading 9983 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)
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t, State Government, Union territory administration. Nil Nil 73 Heading 9993 Services provided by the cord blood banks by way of preservation of stem cells or any other service in relation to such preservation. Nil Nil 74 Heading 9993 Services by way of- (a) health care services by a clinical establishment, an authorised medical practitioner or para-medics; (b) services provided by way of transportation of a patient in an ambulance, other than those specified in (a) above. Nil Nil 75 Heading 9994 Services provided by operators of the common bio-medical waste treatment facility to a clinical establishment by way of treatment or disposal of bio-medical waste or the processes incidental thereto. Nil Nil 76 Heading 9994 Services by way of public conveniences such as provision of facilities of bathroom, washrooms, lavatories, urinal or toilets. Nil Nil 77 Heading 9995 Service by an unincorporated body or a non- profit entity registered under any law for the time being in force, to its own m
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or (b) sports by charitable entities registered under section 12AA of the Income-tax Act. Nil Nil 81 Heading 9996 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 o ther than a recognised sporting event; (c) recognised sporting event, where the consideration for admission is not more than ₹ 250 per person as referred to in (a), (b) and (c) above. Nil Nil 3. Definitions. – For the purposes of this notification, unless the context otherwise requires, – (a) advertisement means any form of presentation for promotion of, or bringing awareness about, any event, idea, immovable property, person, service, goods or actionable claim through newspaper, television, radio or any other means but does not include any presentation made in person; (b) advocate has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Adv
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ion 2 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (55 of 1994.); (h) approved vocational education course means, – (i) a course run by an industrial training institute or an industrial training centre affiliated to the National Council for Vocational Training or State Council for Vocational Training offering courses in designated trades notified under the Apprentices Act, 1961 (52 of 1961); or (ii) a Modular Employable Skill Course, approved by the National Council of Vocational Training, run by a person registered with the Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; (i) arbitral tribunal has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (d) of section 2 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996); (j) authorised dealer of foreign exchange shall have the same meaning assigned to Authorised person in clause (c) of section 2 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999); (k) authorised medical practitioner means a medica
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city Authority means the authority constituted under section 3 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948); (q) Central Transmission Utility shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (10) of section 2 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003); (r) charitable activities means activities relating to – (i) public health by way of ,- (A) care or counseling of (I) terminally ill persons or persons with severe physical or mental disability; (II) persons afflicted with HIV or AIDS; (III) persons addicted to a dependence-forming substance such as narcotics drugs or alcohol; or (B) public awareness of preventive health, family planning or prevention of HIV infection; (ii) advancement of religion, spirituality or yoga; (iii) advancement of educational programmes or skill development relating to,- (A) abandoned, orphaned or homeless children; (B) physically or mentally abused and traumatized persons; (C) prisoners; or (D) persons over the age of 65 years residing in a rural a
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section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); (w) declared tariff includes charges for all amenities provided in the unit of accommodation (given on rent for stay) like furniture, air-conditioner, refrigerators or any other amenities, but without excluding any discount offered on the published charges for such unit; (x) distributor or selling agent means an individual or a firm or a body corporate or other legal entity under law so appointed by the Organising State through an agreement to market and sell lotteries on behalf of the Organising State; (y) educational institution means an institution providing services by way of,- (i) pre-school education and education up to higher secondary school or equivalent; (ii) education as a part of a curriculum for obtaining a qualification recognised by any law for the time being in force; (iii) education as a part of an approved vocational education course; (z) electricity transmission or distribution utility means the Central Electricity Aut
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he same meaning as assigned to it in clause (14) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); (ze) goods transport agency means any person who provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues consignment note, by whatever name called; (zf) governmental authority has the same meaning as assigned to it in the Explanation to clause (16) of section 2 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017); (zg) health care services means any service by way of diagnosis or treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any recognised system of medicines in India and includes services by way of transportation of the patient to and from a clinical establishment, but does not include hair transplant or cosmetic or plastic surgery, except when undertaken to restore or to reconstruct anatomy or functions of body affected due to congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, injury or trauma; (zh) incubatee means an entre
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milar right or obligation) but does not include any service fee or other charge in respect of the moneys borrowed or debt incurred or in respect of any credit facility which has not been utilised; (zl) intermediary has the same meaning as assigned to it in sub-section (13) of section 2 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017; (zm) legal service means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any manner and includes representational services before any court, tribunal or authority; (zn) life insurance business has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938); (zo) life micro-insurance product shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (e) of regulation 2 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Micro-insurance) Regulations, 2005; (zp) metered cab means any contract carriage on which an automatic device, of the type and make approved under th
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as defined in sub-section (1) of section 1 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), but does not include business directories, yellow pages and trade catalogues which are primarily meant for commercial purposes; (ii) newspaper as defined in sub-section (1) of section 1 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867); (zu) port has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (q) of section 2 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963) or in clause (4) of section 3 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908); (zv) 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 the Global Positioning System or General Packet Radio Service; (zw) recognised sporting event means any sporting event,- (i) organised by a recognised sports body where the participating team or individual represent any district, state, zone or country; (ii) organis
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the International Olympic Association; or (vi) a federation or a body which regulates a sport at international level and its affiliated federations or bodies regulating a sport in India; (zy) religious place means a place which is primarily meant for conduct of prayers or worship pertaining to a religion, meditation, or spirituality; (zz) renting in relation to immovable property means allowing, permitting or granting access, entry, occupation, use or any such facility, wholly or partly, in an immovable property, with or without the transfer of possession or control of the said immovable property and includes letting, leasing, licensing or other similar arrangements in respect of immovable property; (zza) Reserve Bank of India means the bank established under section 3 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934); (zzb) residential complex means any complex comprising of a building or buildings, having more than one single residential unit; (zzc) rural area means the area compri
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clause (40) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); (zzi) State Electricity Board means the Board constituted under section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948); (zzj) State Transmission Utility shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (67) of section 2 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003); (zzk) state transport undertaking has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (42) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); (zzl) tiger reserve has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (e) of section 38K of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972); (zzm) tour operator means any person engaged in the business of planning, scheduling, organizing, arranging tours (which may include arrangements for accommodation, sightseeing or other similar services) by any mode of transport, and includes any person engaged in the business of operating tours; (zzn) "trade union" has the same meaning as assigned to
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