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Services – Exemption from GST
GST
Services by way of giving on hire –
(a) to a state transport undertaking, a motor vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or
56[(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.
19[(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
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d,
(ii) an electronic commerce operator through whom the services of local delivery are provided;
(zzi) “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);
Clarification
* Clarification regarding eligibility of the service of renting of vehicles to State Transport Undertakings (STUs) and Local Authorities for exemption. [ See para 8 of Circular No. 164 /20/2021-GST dated 06.10.2021 ]
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Notes:
As Amended vide Notification No. 16/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 17-09-2025 w.e.f. 22-09-2025, before it was read as,
Services by way of giving on hire –
(a) to a state transport undertaking, a motor vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or
56[(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 veh
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nstitution 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;
(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;
(zzi) “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);
Clarification
* Clarification regarding eligibility of the service of renting of vehicles to State Transport Undertakings (STUs) and Local Authorities for exemption. [ See para 8 of Circular No. 164 /20/2021-GST dated 06.10.2021 ]
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Note:
As amended vide Notification No. 13/2019- Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 31-07-20
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nd 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;
(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;
(zzi) “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);
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Note:
As amended vide Notification No. 2/2018- Integrated Tax (Rate) Dated 25-01-2018, before it was read as,
Services by way of giving on hire –
(a) to a state transport undertaking, a motor vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or
(b) to a goods transport agency, a means of transportation of goods.
Definition
(ze) “goods transport agency” means any person who provides
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