Stationery items commonly used by school and college attract concessional GST: MOF in Rajya Sabha

The Ministry of State Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in the <a href="https://studycafe.in/tag/ministry-of-finance/">Ministry of Finance</a> in a written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha said, "Stationery items commonly used by schools and colleges attract concessional GST".

Shri Abdul Wahab asked these questions in Rajya Sabha:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that stationery items that is mostly used by school and college going students are kept under higher GST slabs;

(b) if so, the reason and rational for keeping these items under higher <a href="https://studycafe.in/tag/gst/">GST</a>;

(c) whether it is also a fact that, GST for taking online education that has largely democratised Indian education system, is under 18 percent slab;

(d) if so, the reason and rational for keeping such higher GST on online <a href="https://studycafe.in/tag/education/">education</a>; and

(e) whether Government will consider bringing down the GST for both stationery items and online education in the interest of our aspiring students?

The Ministry of State replied:

(a) and (b): GST on stationery items commonly used by school and college-going students attract concessional rates ranging from NIL to 12%, except pens which attract <a href="https://studycafe.in/tag/gst-18/">18% GST</a>.

(c) and (d): Services, including online education, provided by an educational institution, i.e. an institution 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 recognized by any law for the time being in force; (iii) education as a part of an approved vocational education course provided to its students, faculty and staff are exempt from GST.

(e): There is no such proposal. The <a href="https://studycafe.in/tag/gst-rates/">GST rates</a> and exemptions are notified on the recommendations of the GST Council, which is a constitutional body comprising members from Union and State Governments.<img class="size-full wp-image-275310 aligncenter" src="https://assets.studycafe.in/uploads/2023/12/STATIONERY-ITEMS-1.png" alt="" width="915" height="1406" />

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The State Finance Minister in Rajya Sabha stated that stationery items attract concessional GST.

Stationery items commonly used by school and college attract concessional GST: MOF in Rajya Sabha

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