Patanjali distributors under anti-profiteering lens for not passing GST

Patanjali Ayurved distributors have come under the lens of National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) for not passing on lower GST rate benefits to customers.

Over the past month, the NAA has issued notices to about 10 of Patanjali’s biggest distributors for not reducing prices in line with the cuts in Goods and Services Tax (GST), sources told. The notices seek details of prices charged on products, particularly cosmetics.

In October 2018, the anti-profiteering authority had asked Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali to pay Rs 150 crore penalty for not passing on the lowered GST rates to its customers over the last one year.