IIT Delhi, 6 other edu. institutions receive GST exemption notices totaling approximately Rs. 220Cr
Recently, seven educational institutions and universities across the country received Goods and Services Tax (GST) show cause notices from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) for unpaid taxes amounting to Rs.220 crore.
According to a report by CNBC TV 18, institutions such as IIT Delhi, Punjab University, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, the Centre for Sponsored Research and Consultancy (Anna University), Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, and Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education have received show-cause notices.
“All seven institutions were issued show-cause notices in early August for non-payment of GST on grants received by them from government and non-government bodies for conducting research," the report said citing sources.
The DGGI has claimed that the supply of R&D services by such institutions to organisations such as CSIR, ICMR, SERB, and other government or private institutes in return for grants do not qualify for GST exemption. Therefore, these institutions are supposed to pay GST on the grants they have received, according to the report.
