Water-pipeline construction involving transfer of goods...

Water-pipeline construction involving transfer of goods incorporated into immovable property is a works contract. New main-pipeline installation falls under SAC 995422 as construction of water mains and lines, while distribution-network revamping falls under SAC 995429 as repair and maintenance of civil engineering works. The water-supply exemption is confined to direct water-supply services and does not cover related construction, repair, or ancillary infrastructure works. Supplies to a statutory governmental authority also fail the relevant exemption conditions where they are neither pure services nor qualifying composite supplies. Both services are taxable as works contracts at 9 per cent CGST and 9 per cent SGST.