The Bihar government has removed the state-level GST on platform tickets, reducing their price by 1 rupee. Previously, these tickets cost 10 rupees and had a 5% GST. Battery-powered vehicles are also exempt from GST, as decided in a recent GST Council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The...
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state's commercial tax department announced this on Monday. The exemption extends to other railway services like dormitories, waiting rooms, and cloakrooms. Additionally, hostel services are now GST-free for students and working professionals residing for a minimum of 90 days, with a cap of 20,000 rupees per person per month. This move has been welcomed by those who frequently use these services, particularly families and friends seeing off loved ones at the railway station.