AIDCF Calls for GST Relief to Safeguard Cable TV Industry
GST
Dated:- 27-8-2025
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Urges Government to Reduce GST Slab from 18% to 5% in Line with Next-Generation GST Reforms
NEW DELHI, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body representing India's Digital Multi-System Operators (MSOs), has appealed to the Government of India for a reduction in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on Cable TV services from the existing 18% slab to 5%. This request has been placed in the context of Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Ji's vision of introducing next-generation GST reforms aimed at simplifying the structure, rationalising rates, and easing the tax burden on citizens.
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and unfair competition from unregulated digital platforms operating outside the regulatory and fiscal framework. Rising satellite channel costs have already pushed consumer prices upward making Cable TV increasingly unaffordable for ordinary households.
AIDCF pointed out that reducing the GST slab to 5% will directly benefit consumers by keeping monthly bills affordable, while at the same time supporting the financial health of MSOs and Local Cable Operators (LCOs). The relief in working capital will allow these largely MSME operators to invest in spreading wired broadband, thereby strengthening the government's Digital India mission and ensuring universal access to affordable information and entertainment. The step will also provide a le
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