Is Service tax applicable for working women Hostel

[Asked by Guest]

One of my friend runs a working women hostel and he was trying to find if he should register it somewhere or should he pay any ST or other taxes apart from IT which he already does for the hostel. Any help on how to register the hostel for ST and what category it comes under for taxation ?

AI Summary

Residential accommodation exemption: working women hostels treated as non taxable renting of immovable property, but check other taxable services.
Providing residential accommodation to working women in a hostel used for bona fide residential purposes falls outside the scope of Service Tax and is not taxable as Renting of Immovable Property; however, any ancillary services provided in addition to pure residence should be separately assessed for potential service tax liability.