Himachal Pradesh SGST rate schedule classification is amended by substituting specified tariff entries for beverages under Notification No. 09/2025-State Tax (Rate). Schedule I, attracting 2.5% tax, is revised for entries at serial numbers 150 and 151, while Schedule III, attracting 20% tax, is revised for entries at serial numbers 2 and 3. The amendments are deemed effective from 1 May 2026.

Appellate Tribunal filing timelines under the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 are notified up to 31 July 2026 for specified appeals and applications. Appeals against orders communicated before 1 May 2026 and applications relating to orders passed before 1 February 2026 may be filed by that date. Later appeals continue to carry a three-month period from communication, while later applications carry a six-month period from the passing of the order.

Refund of accumulated input tax credit is restricted to credit supported by supplier-uploaded invoices reflected in the applicant's FORM GSTR-2A. Credit relating to invoices not reflected in FORM GSTR-2A is not refundable merely on upload of invoice copies. The restriction does not affect input tax credit availed on import documents, Input Service Distributor invoices, or inward supplies liable to reverse charge; refund treatment for those credits continues unchanged.

COVID-19 GST relief measures revise the interest and late-fee treatment for delayed FORM GSTR-3B and FORM GSTR-1 filings. Eligible delayed filings receive nil interest for notified periods, reduced interest for subsequent specified periods, and normal interest thereafter, with calculation based on the portion of delay within each applicable period. For small taxpayers, the reduced-interest relief extends to additional tax periods. Late-fee waiver for FORM GSTR-3B remains conditional on filing by notified dates; otherwise, late fee runs from the original due date until filing.

Mandatory jute packaging reservations were sought to be retained at full coverage for foodgrains and increased for sugar packaging for the forthcoming Jute Year. The submission before the Standing Advisory Committee emphasised absorption of bumper jute output, remunerative prices for cultivators, uninterrupted mill operations, and protection of farm and worker livelihoods. It also stressed that biodegradable jute bags offer an environmentally friendly alternative to HDPE and polypropylene woven sacks, and that dilution of compulsory packaging could undermine plastic-pollution reduction efforts.

NBFC Upper Layer classification subjects identified large non-banking financial companies to enhanced regulatory requirements for at least five years and requires stock-exchange listing within three years of identification. The framework divides NBFCs into Base, Middle, Upper and Top Layers. Seventeen large NBFCs were included in the Upper Layer list, while Tata Sons' classification remains subject to the pending examination of its de-registration application.

The Chief Commissioner, State Tax nominates an Additional Commissioner, State Tax to act as an officer of the State Government on the State-level Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering. The nomination is made under the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax framework pursuant to the power to appoint officers and the related Finance Department notification.

Deemed approval of GST registration applications was withheld during the COVID lockdown because the period was treated as having no working days and misuse was apprehended. Pending applications were to be cleared through a special drive before the three-working-day deemed-approval mechanism resumed. Applications remaining pending on the specified date were to receive deemed approval, while cases approved during lockdown because of technical glitches could be subjected to physical verification of business premises where required.

The Closing Auction Session in the equity cash segment uses an auction-based method to determine closing prices of eligible shares with futures and options contracts, aiming to strengthen transparent and robust price discovery. Its effect on benchmark closing levels may differ according to constituent liquidity and institutional order flow. The Reserve Bank of India retained the policy repo rate and neutral stance, indicating that future policy decisions will be data-dependent and influenced by assessment of energy-cost effects on inflation.

State Tax officers of the rank of Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner are authorised to exercise powers under sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 86A of the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. Exercise of the authorisation is confined to each officer's respective jurisdiction and is effective from 31 December 2019.

Public grievance redressal is assessed through the Grievance Redressal Assessment and Index, which analyses grievance categories and disposal. The Department of Financial Services' Insurance and Banking Divisions received third and sixth ranks respectively in the June 2026 assessment. Its framework includes disposal of grievances, random reviews by senior officials, and workshops on effective grievance redressal, supporting best practices, stakeholder coordination, technology use, customer-centric service, and accountable public service delivery.

Physical verification of business premises is to be applied uniformly for registration under the RGST Rules, 2017. Where Aadhaar is not furnished, registration should ordinarily follow physical verification; document-based registration instead requires prior approval from the concerned Additional Commissioner (Administration). Written permission is required for verification visits in notified or high-risk cases, and reports with photographs must be cross-verified and uploaded in FORM GST REG-30. Deemed registration should generally be avoided and is prohibited where Aadhaar has not been furnished.

Proper-officer functions for assessment under section 73 and return scrutiny under section 61 are assigned to the Additional Commissioner (ST) (FAC), Abids Division, for specified listed taxpayers. The assignment covers the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 according to the tasks indicated against each taxpayer. Assessments for the listed cases must be undertaken only through the Scrutiny Module and by following the prescribed procedure under the TGST and CGST Acts, 2017.

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The proposed amendment to Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 replaces the existing income-tax-linked reference with a Central Government notification-based mechanism for electronic payment modes. It removes the current statutory restriction preventing banks and payment service providers from charging Merchant Discount Rate on notified modes, enabling the Government to permit charges for UPI and other digital payments. The policy rationale is to support funding for payment infrastructure and a sustainable revenue model for service providers.

Interim protection against coercive entry-tax recovery was granted while challenges to saving-provision amendments and a removal-of-difficulty order await further consideration. The challenges concern provisos authorising executive measures to implement a repealed entry-tax enactment and recovery procedures prescribed under the order. A prima facie view recognised that, following repeal of the enactment and omission of the relevant State List entry, legislative competence to facilitate entry-tax collection may no longer exist, although actions already taken under the saving clause may remain preserved. Final hearing was adjourned pending the State's response, and no coercive action may be taken against the petitioners meanwhile.

Interest under the Rajasthan GST law is directed to be recovered on the net cash tax liability for the period from 1 July 2017 to 31 August 2020. Net cash tax liability covers tax paid or payable through the electronic cash ledger. Show-cause notices seeking interest on gross tax payable are to be kept on hold pending retrospective amendment of the interest provision. Prescribed information on such notices must be collected and submitted, with strict compliance required.

For February through August 2020, rule 36(4) required cumulative reconciliation of input tax credit availed in GSTR-3B with eligible invoices and debit notes uploaded by suppliers up to the September 2020 GSTR-1 due date. Cumulative credit could not exceed 110% of eligible credit reflected in uploaded documents and remained subject to general credit eligibility conditions. Excess credit identified through reconciliation had to be reversed in Table 4(B)(2) of the September 2020 GSTR-3B, while the restriction applied independently for September 2020.

E-way bill exemption is granted for motor vehicles transported solely for road testing, where movement is other than by way of supply. The taxpayer must execute adequate bond, move vehicles under a prescribed delivery challan and trade plate, maintain dispatch-and-return records, and submit electronic monthly accounts. Where vehicle value exceeds bond coverage, a differential bond is required before removal. The taxpayer remains accountable for goods moved without an e-way bill, and breach of conditions may result in withdrawal of permission.

The Quarterly Return Monthly Payment Scheme allows eligible registered persons to furnish FORM GSTR-3B and FORM GSTR-1 quarterly while depositing tax for the first two months through FORM GST PMT-06. Taxpayers may use either the fixed sum method based on prior cash payments or the self-assessment method using current liability and available input tax credit. Optional Invoice Furnishing Facility reporting permits selected invoices to be reflected for recipients before quarterly FORM GSTR-1 filing. Deposits are applied to quarterly return liability, and interest and late-fee consequences depend on timely monthly deposits and quarterly filings.