FAQ on Health Services & Family Welfare dated 08-08-2017
General FAQ on GST – GST Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
GST
Q. 1 What is meant by health care services under GST?
Ans. Under the ambit of GST, healthcare services may refer to 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.
Q. 2 In what
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Simplification of the processes and overall reduction in entire value chain in the production of the manufacturing of drugs and medicines, medical devices would lead to better healthcare services in the long run. Under GST, duty charged on the import of technical machinery and equipment needed by the health sector would be allowed as a credit. This benefit of the overall reduction in the cost of technology is due to implementation of GST.
Q. 4 How will GST impact life-saving drugs and equipment?
Ans. Life-saving drugs, healthcare services, and medical devices would continue to be tax-free under GST. Hence, the prices will not be impacted in the short run. However, ease of processes and overall reduction in the magnitude of taxes thr
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