07.04.2018: With a view to removing any doubt or uncertainty in the matter and bring uniformity in the rate of GST applicable to the supply of food and drinks made available in trains, platforms, or stations, it has been clarified with the approval of the competent authority that the GST rate on supply of food and drinks by the Indian Railways or Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. or their licensees, whether in trains or at platforms (static units), will be 5% without the input tax credit.
Different GST rates are being applied for mobile and static catering in Indian Railways which is presently leading to a situation whereby the same licensee (selected by Indian Railways/IRCTC) supplying the same food would be subjected to different GST rates depending on whether it is mobile or static catering, as also which variant of mobile
catering it is [pre-paid (without option), pre-paid (with option) or post -paid]. The rate difference is resulting in the same food being supplied at two different rates to the railway passengers, which is anomalous.
The passenger is not aware of the GST rate applicable to the food ordered by him/her. This may also lead to unnecessary litigation and thus further strengthens the need for uniform application of tax rate in respect of food and drinks in/by Railways.
With a view to remove any doubt or uncertainty in the matter and bring uniformity in the rate of GST applicable for all kinds of supply of food and drinks made available in trains, platforms or stations, it is clarified with the approval of GST Implementation Committee , that the GST rate on supply of food and/or drinks by the Indian Railways or Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. or their licensees, whether in trains or at platforms (static units), will be 5% without ITC.
Notification ref. F.No. 354/03/2018 -TRU dt.31.03.2018
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