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44th GST COUNCIL MEETING DECISIONS 12.06.2021.
Recommendations of 44th GST Council Meeting
Change in GST Rates on goods being used in
Covid-19 relief and management
The 44th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman through video conferencing here today. The Council in its meeting has decided to reduce the GST rates on the specified items being used in Covid-19 relief and management till 30 September, 2021.
The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance & States/ UTs.
The details of recommendations are given below :
S.
No.
Description Present
GST Rate
GST Rate
recommended by
GST Council
A. Medicines
1. Tocilizumab 5% Nil
2. Amphotericin B 5% Nil
3. Anti-Coagulants like Heparin 12% 5%
4. Remdesivir 12% 5%
5. Any other drug recommended by Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Dept. of Pharma
(DoP) for Covid treatment
Applicable
Rate
5%
B. Oxygen, Oxygen generation equipment and related medical devices
th
S.
No.
Description Present
GST Rate
GST Rate
recommended by
GST Council
1. Medical Grade Oxygen 12% 5%
2. Oxygen Concentrator/ Generator, including personal
imports thereof
12% 5%
3. Ventilators 12% 5%
4. Ventilator masks / canula / helmet 12% 5%
5. BiPAP Machine 12% 5%
6. High flow nasal canula (HFNC) device 12% 5%
C. Testing Kits and Machines
1. Covid Testing Kits 12% 5%
2. Specified Inflammatory Diagnostic Kits, namely DDimer, IL-6, Ferritin and LDH
12% 5%
D. Other Covid-19 related relief material
1. Pulse Oximeters, incl personal imports thereof 12% 5%
2. Hand Sanitizer 18% 5%
3. Temperature check equipment 18% 5%
4. Gas/Electric/other furnaces for crematorium, including
their installation, etc.
18% 5%
5. Ambulances 28% 12%
These rate reductions/exemptions shall remain in force upto 30 September 2021.
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