GST Bachat Utsav, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which commenced on 22nd of last month is benefiting all sections of society.
The next-generation GST reforms represent a significant step towards simplifying India’s indirect tax system. The reforms are bringing substantial relief to citizens by reducing the tax rate on various goods and services.
Under the Next Generation GST reforms, the Government has announced major relief for stationery items. Students and retailers are benefiting from the latest GST reforms. The GST on pencils has been reduced from 12 percent to nil. Notebooks and
copies, including exercise books, graph books, and laboratory notebooks, are now completely tax-free, down from 12 per cent. Erasers have also become GST-free, with the rate reduced from 5 perc