GST exemption on millet flour powder introduced, adding a specified entry for qualifying non prepackaged supplies.
Inserts a new Schedule entry (S. No. 94A) into Notification No.2/2017 Central Tax (Rate) describing Food preparation of millet flour, in powder form, containing at least 70% millets by weight, other than pre packaged and labelled, thereby adding this product description to the central tax rate schedule. The amendment is made under section 11(1) of the CGST Act and takes effect from the 20th day of October, 2023.

UTGST amendment adds millet flour food preparation to the Rate Schedule, altering its tax classification effective late October.
The Central Government amends the UTGST (Rate) Notification No. 2/2017 by inserting a schedule entry for Food preparation of millet flour, in powder form, containing at least 70% millets by weight, other than pre-packaged and labelled, via Notification No. 18/2023; the insertion takes effect from the twentieth day of October, 2023.

GST rate changes: add molasses and millet flour entries, add industrial spirits classification, and remove a Schedule IV entry.
The notification amends Bihar GST rate schedules by inserting molasses (HS 1703) and a pre packaged millet flour product (powder with at least 70% millets) into a lower rate schedule, substituting schedule language to expressly include that millet flour, inserting a classification for spirits for industrial use into the mid rate schedule, and omitting S. No.1 and related entries from Schedule IV; the amendments are effective from 20th October 2023.

GST rate amendment: reclassification and insertion of goods altering tax treatment and schedule placement applicability.
The notification amends the State GST rate schedules by inserting molasses (1703) and a pre packaged millet flour preparation (1901) containing at least seventy percent millets into the lower rate schedule, substituting a description in the intermediate rate schedule to include that millet preparation, inserting spirits for industrial use (22071012) into the intermediate rate schedule, and omitting a specified entry from the higher rate schedule; changes effective from the twentieth day of October, 2023.

UTGST rate amendments: tariff entries reclassified to add molasses, millet flour and industrial spirits, altering rate schedules.
Amendment to the UTGST rate schedules: molasses and a specified millet flour preparation are inserted into the 2.5% schedule; the 9% schedule is amended to include the millet flour description and to add spirits for industrial use; the first entry of the 14% schedule is omitted. The changes are made under section 7(1) authority and take effect from the twentieth day of October, 2023.

GST Rate Amendments include reclassification and tariff changes for molasses, millet flour, and industrial spirits.
Amendments to the Central GST rate schedule insert a new entry for molasses and a pre packaged, labelled millet flour preparation in Schedule I; expand the description for heading 1905 to include that millet preparation and add a tariff line for spirits for industrial use in Schedule III; and omit S. No. 1 and its entries from Schedule IV. The notification amends Notification No.1/2017 Central Tax (Rate) and takes effect from the 20th day of October, 2023.

Reverse charge under IGST: Ministry of Railways added to Department of Posts entry and excluded from Central Government services.
The notification amends the IGST rate schedule by inserting "the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)" after "Department of Posts" in the entry at serial number 6, item (2)(i), and by inserting an exclusion "[excluding the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)]" after "Services supplied by the Central Government" at serial number 6A, thereby altering the coverage of those entries under the Integrated Tax rate notification.

Transportation of passengers by omnibus now separately classified under GST, with an e commerce operator company carve out.
The notification amends the State GST rate schedule to exclude omnibus from the phrase "any other motor vehicle," inserts a new clause classifying services of passenger transportation by an omnibus separately, and exempts such omnibus services when supplied through an e commerce operator that is a company; it also defines "Company" by reference to the Companies Act, 2013, with effect from 20 October 2023.

Tax treatment of omnibus passenger transport: exclusion from prior wording and separate provision for e commerce company suppliers.
The amendment excludes omnibus from the prior phrasing applying to motor vehicles and inserts a distinct clause treating passenger transport by omnibus separately, except when supplied through an electronic commerce operator by a company; it also adds a definition of "Company" adopting the Companies Act meaning, thereby refining supplier categorization and the notification's scope for state GST.

ECO liability: ECO pays tax on intra-State omnibus passenger transport unless the supplier through ECO is a company.
Clause (i) is amended to exclude omnibus services and a new clause (ia) makes the electronic commerce operator (ECO) liable to pay tax on transportation of passengers by an omnibus supplied through the ECO, except where the supplier through the ECO is a Company; "Company" is defined by reference to clause (20) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013.

IGST exemption for government services expanded to include specified public utilities and inclusion of Indian Railways.
The notification inserts a new Chapter 99 entry exempting from IGST services supplied to a Governmental Authority consisting of water supply, public health, sanitation conservancy, solid waste management and slum improvement and upgradation (Nil IGST). It also amends multiple table entries to add the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways) alongside the Department of Posts, thereby extending the specified table provisions to the Ministry of Railways.

E-commerce operator liability for intra State passenger transport by omnibus limited where the supplier is a company, amended.
The notification amends GST rate rules to exclude omnibuses from a prior vehicle description and to impose ECO liability for transportation of passengers by omnibus except where the supplier through the ECO is a company; it also inserts a definition of "Company" as per the Companies Act, 2013, and takes effect from the stated commencement date.

Taxation of construction services clarified: chargeable where land value is included unless consideration received after completion certificate.
Substitutes the opening phrase of Notification No.15/2017 to confine its application to services of construction of a complex, building or part thereof intended for sale where the amount charged includes the value of land or undivided share of land, excluding cases where the entire consideration is received only after issuance of the required completion certificate or after first occupation; amendment effective from 20th October 2023.

Construction of building intended for sale: tax applicability where consideration includes land value, except after completion certificate or first occupation.
The amendment confines the provision to construction of a complex, building or part thereof intended for sale where the amount charged includes the value of land or undivided share of land, and excludes cases where the entire consideration is received only after issuance of a completion certificate or after first occupation, whichever is earlier.

ITC refund ineligible on construction sold with land value included; exception when full payment received after completion certificate or occupation.
Supplies for construction of a complex, building or part thereof intended for sale are not eligible for refund of unutilised input tax credit where the amount charged includes the value of land or undivided share of land, except where the entire consideration is received after issuance of the completion certificate required by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier.

Input tax credit restriction: excess IGST on input services disallowed where outward supply is taxed at a lower rate.
Where an outward supply is taxed at five percent, ITC on input services in the same line of business is limited to the tax amount corresponding to five percent of the input service value; any input tax charged above that amount is not admissible, illustrated by a motor cab hire example where the recipient can claim only the portion of input tax equal to five percent of the supplier's charge.

ITC refund ineligibility for sale of under-construction property clarified; exception where full payment follows completion certificate.
Supplies of construction of a complex, building or part thereof intended for sale, where the amount charged includes the value of land or undivided share of land, are ineligible for refund of unutilised Input Tax Credit, except where the entire consideration is received only after issuance of the completion certificate required by the competent authority or after first occupation, whichever is earlier.

Inclusion of Ministry of Railways changes classification of central services, specifying where Indian Railways is included or excluded.
The notification amends the State tax rate table by adding "and the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)" after "Department of Posts" at serial 5, and by inserting "[excluding the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)]" after "Services supplied by the Central Government" at serial 5A; the amendment is effective from the twentieth day of October, 2023.

Reverse charge mechanism under UTGST now includes railways services while adjusting central services exclusion.
The UTGST rate notification is amended to insert "and the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)" after "Department of Posts" in one table entry, thereby including railways services within that taxable category, and to add "[excluding the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)]" after "Services supplied by the Central Government" in the adjacent entry, thereby excluding railways services from that broader category; the amendment is effective from the notification's stated commencement date.

Reverse charge on services by Central Government amended to include and exclude Ministry of Railways for specified entries.
Amendment to the Central Tax (Rate) notification adjusts application of the reverse charge mechanism by inserting "and the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)" after "Department of Posts" in one entry and adding "[excluding the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways)]" after "Services supplied by the Central Government" in another entry, thereby bringing Ministry of Railways within one specified listing and excluding it from another; changes take effect from the twentieth day of October, 2023.