Training services exemption for government-supported vocational programmes removes service tax liability for certified skill training providers. Services provided by training providers acting as Project Implementation Agencies under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana offering skill or vocational training courses certified by the National Council for Vocational Training are exempt from service tax, with the exemption taking effect from 1 April 2016 pursuant to the 2016 amendment.