Exemption for FAO project supplies from state GST where authorised ministry officer certifies quantity and intended project use. All goods supplied to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) for execution of the listed projects are exempt from whole of State Tax under section 9, subject to certification by an officer not below Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare that specifies the quantity and description of the goods and confirms their intended use in execution of the projects; the exemption covers projects on nutrition-sensitive agriculture and the Green Ag biodiversity and forest landscape conservation initiative and takes effect from 1 October 2019.