Whether catering services, security services etc. provided to educational institution is exempt under GST ?
Relevant GST lawTRT-2025-856
ANNAPUMESHWARI ENTERPRISES
AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS, KARNATAKA
Date:-23-01-23
In:-GST
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - Since the recipient of service is an institution providing education up to higher secondary school, it is covered under the definition of "educational institution" for the purposes of Notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
Since the Applicant is providing ready to eat food by way of catering to a Pre University College, the services provided by the applicant under question before us is also covered under entry No.66 of Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated: 28.06.2017 as amended further and hence exempted from GST.
RULING
Providing catering services to Educational Institution from 1st standard to 2nd PUC is exempted as per entry No. 66 of Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax(Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended further.
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