Seeks to notify certain services to be taxed under RCM under section 9(4) of SGST Act as recommended by Goods and Services Tax Council for real estate sector. - G.O. Ms. No. 07/2019-Puducherry GST (Rate) - Puducherry SGST

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY COMMERCIAL TAXES SECRETARIAT G.O. Ms. No. 07/2019-Puducherry GST (Rate) Puducherry, the 31 st March, 2019 NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 9 of the Puducherry Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No.6 of 2017), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies that the registered person specified in column (3) of the table below, shall in respect of supply of goods or services or both specified in column (2) of the Table below, received from an unregistered supplier shall pay tax on reverse charge basis as recipient of such goods or services or both, namely:- Table Sl.No. Category of supply of goods and services Recipient of goods and services (1) (2) (3) 1 Supply of such goods and services or both [other than services by way of grant of development rights, long term lease of land (against upfront payment in the form of premium, salami, development charges etc.) or FSI (including additional FSI)] which constitute the shortfall from the minimum value of goods or services or both required to be purchased by a promoter for construction of project, in a financial year (or part of the financial year till the date of issuance of completion certificate or first occupation, whichever is earlier) as prescribed in notification issued vide G.O. Ms. No.11/2017-Puducherry GST (Rate), dated the 29th June, 2017, at items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic) and (id) against serial number 3 in the Table, published in the Gazette of Puducherry, Extraordinary, Part-I, No.95, dated the 29th June, 2017, as amended. Promoter. 2 Cement falling in chapter heading 2523 in the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) which constitute the shortfall from the minimum value of goods or services or both required to be purchased by a promoter for construction of project, in a financial year (or part of the financial year till the date of issuance of completion certificate or first occupation, whichever is earlier) as prescribed in notification issued vide G.O. Ms. No.11/2017-Puducherry GST (Rate), dated the 29th June, 2017, at items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic) and (id) against serial number 3 in the Table, published in the Gazette of Puducherry, Extraordinary, Part-I, No.95, dated the 29 th June, 2017, as amended. Promoter. 3 Capital goods falling under any chapter in the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) supplied to a promoter for construction of a project on which tax is payable or paid at the rate prescribed for items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic) and (id) against serial number 3 in the Table, in notification issued vide G.O. Ms. No.11/2017-Puducherry GST (Rate), dated the 29th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of Puducherry, Extraordinary, Part-I, No.95, dated the 29th June, 2017, as amended. Promoter Explanation. - For the purpose of this notification, - (i) the term promoter shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (zk) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016); (ii) project shall mean a Real Estate Project (REP) or a Residential Real Estate Project (RREP); (iii) the term Real Estate Project (REP) shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (zn) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016); (iv) Residential Real Estate Project (RREP) shall mean a REP in which the carpet area of the commercial apartments is not more than 15 per cent. of the total carpet area of all the apartments in the REP. (v) the term floor space index (FSI) shall mean the ratio of a building s total floor area (gross floor area) to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built. 2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1 st day of April, 2019. (By order of the Lieutenant-Governor) TARSEM KUMAR, I.A.S. Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government (Finance)