Recent news about Kerala High Court passing an interim stay order to exempt GST on premium paid for group health policies taken by retired bank employees, gave a minor jolt to many. While everyone was rejoicing on the removal of GST, at the rate of 18 per cent, on individual and family floater health policies, the fine print which mentioned that the exemption was not extended to group health policies had largely gone unnoticed.

The All-India Bank Pensioners and Retirees confederation appears to have been the first to notice it. Some of the two lakh retired bankers opting for the group health insurance policy through this association appear to have flagged that they were still being asked to pay the GST on the annual premium. While the stay on the levy of GST on these policies gives some r

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