TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2020 (2) TMI 1469
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.... (i.e. Detailed Project Report Service) and Project Management Consultancy services ('PMCS') provided by the applicant to recipient under the Contract from State Urban Development Authority (herein after referred as "SUDA") and the Project Management Consultancy services ('PMC') under the Contract for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY in short) would qualify as an activity in relation to function entrusted to Panchayat or Municipality under Article 243G or Article 243W respectively, of the Constitution of India? ii. If answer to first question is in affirmative then, whether such services provided by the applicant would qualify as Pure services (excluding works contract service or composite supplies involving supply of any goods) as provided in serial number 3 of Notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 June, 2017, as amended (S. No. 3A) by Notification No. 2/2018Central Tax (Rate) dated 25 January, 2018 issued under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ('CGST') and corresponding Notifications No. - KA.N.I.2-843/X1- 9 (47) / 17-UP. Act-I - 2017 - Order - (10) - 2017 Lucknow, dated June 30, 2017 issued under Uttar Pradesh Goods and Ser....
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.... Act / UPGST Act would be mentioned as being under the 'CGST Act'. 9). We have gone through the submissions made by the applicant and have examined the explanation submitted by them. At the outset, we find that the issue raised in the application is squarely covered under Section 97(2)(b) of the CGST Act 2017 being a matter related to applicability of a notification issued under the provisions of this Act. We therefore, admit the application for consideration on merits. 10). We have gone through the submissions made by the applicant and examined the detailed explanation submitted by them. We observe that the question sought by the applicant is whether the Project Development Service (i.e. Detailed Project Report Service) and Project Management Consultancy services ('PMCS') provided by the applicant to 'SUDA' and the Project Management Consultancy Services (PMCS) for 'PMAY' would qualify as an activity in relation to functions entrusted to Panchayat or Municipality under Article 243G or Article 243W respectively, of the Constitution of India. We have also examined the Notification No. 12/2017 -Central Tax, dated 28.06.2017 as amended vide Notifi....
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....2^th schedule to the constitution (details 243G and 243W, respectively), as functions pertaining to Panchayats/Municipality, are inter alia: (a) Safe water for drinking, (b) Maintenance of community assets, (c) Family welfare, (d) Markets and Fairs, (e) Poverty Alleviation Programmes, (f) Regulation of land use and construction of land buildings, (g) Urban planning including the town planning, (h) Planning for economic and social development, (i) Urban poverty alleviation, (j) Slum improvement and up-gradation. 14). Now, we come to examine the scope of work under different contracts- A. Scope of work under Preparation of DPR:- • Preparation of detailed Project under vertical IV of PMAY (U). 100% physical verification includes door survey, collection of land documents and consent letters from the beneficiaries as per HFAPOA (Housing for All by 2022- Plan of Action), data collection, data verification and data compilation. • Inclusion of present status and proposed works of infrastructure details. • MIS Entry. • Key stakeholder consultati....
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....r extension of time of completion of the works stipulated in the construction, beneficiaries will be without any additional financial implication. • PMC shall be fully responsible for quality control and shall put in place such measures as are essential for ensuring regular on site quality check. • PMC shall submit the tentative organization chart for managing the project so that appropriate decisions are taken quickly. However, the actual number of technical and financial personnel to be deployed and the deployment schedule shall be prepared by the PMC and manually agreed upon after award of work. • Generate and submit to the ULBs time to time progress reports in the agreed formats and the agreed frequency. • PMC shall also apprise the beneficiaries of the progress or activities of the project on fortnightly/ monthly basis. • Cash flow Chart -Actual and Scheduled & Bar Chart Actual and Scheduled Status of payments of beneficiaries. Photographs of various stages (Before excavation, Foundation, Plinth Level, Lintel Level & Completion) of DUS of each beneficiary, Geo tagging of constructions all the stages Visitors'....