CBIC says no GST on Gangajal

The CBIC said that there is no GST on Gangajal, amid Congress claims that the government has imposed an 18 per cent tax on it. “Gangajal is used in pooja by households across the country and puja samagri is exempt under GST. All these items have been exempt since the introduction of GST,” the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said in a post on X.

The CBIC said that GST on ‘puja samagri’ was discussed in detail in the 14th and 15th meetings of the GST Council held on May 18-19, 2017 and June 3, 2017, respectively and it was decided to keep them in exempt list.