GST Council Forms 8-member GoM under Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma to examine GST exemption on Covid material
- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemptions on a range of Covid-19 relief materials such as vaccines, drugs, testing kits and ventilators
- The eight-member ministerial panel will be headed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.
- Currently, 5% GST is levied on domestically manufactured vaccines, and 12% GST for COVID drugs and oxygen concentrators.
- Members of the group of ministers (GoM) are:
- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma (Convener)
- Gujarat deputy chief minister – Nitinbhai Patel,
- Maharashtra deputy CM – Ajit Pawar,
- Goa transport minister – Mauvin Godinho,
- Kerala finance minister – KN Balagopal,
- Odisha finance minister – Niranjan Pujari,
- Telangana finance minister – T Harish Rao
- UP finance minister – Suresh Kr Khanna