School Management Committees asked to register with GST

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The Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad has issued a directive asking the school management committees to register under the Goods and Services Tax ( GST ), Times of India reported.

As per the directive, issued through a letter on December 17 last year, the committees of local body-run schools, including those in the rural areas, should be brought under the GST net.

According to the directive, the Government schools having transactions below Rs. 40 lakhs are directed to obtain GST registrations.

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However, the teachers’ associations have asked how can education be brought under the definition of ‘Goods and Services’. The associations have demanded either an exemption or a separate fund to help them meet the cost of account maintenance.

The move will be a setback to the rural schools which get from Rs 7,000 to Rs 17,000 government aid per year.

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