TMI BlogApplicability of service tax on ambulance services provided to government by private service providers under the National Health Mission (NHM)X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... l/ Additional Directors General Madam/Sir, Subject: Applicability of service tax on ambulance services provided to government by private service providers under the National Health Mission (NHM) I am directed to draw your attention to a reference of the Ministry of Health Family Welfare, Government of India on the above subject and analyse the manner in which the taxability has to be determined in such cases. 2. It has been stated that under the National Health Mission (NHM), a flagship programme of the Government of India, the Central Government provides technical and financial support to states to strengthen healthcare systems including for free ambulance services (Dial 102/108 services). Dial 108 is the emergency response ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ated 20th June, 2012 , services provided by way of transportation of a patient in an ambulance, other than health care services by a clinical establishment, an authorized medical practitioner or paramedics, are exempted from the whole of the service tax leviable thereon. Thus the activities provided by the State government and the PSP to patients are not leviable to service tax. 3.3 As regards the activity undertaken by the PSP for the State government for which consideration is charged, attention is invited to sl.no 25(a) of the notification no 25/2012 - Service Tax dated 20th June, 2012. The scope of the relevant exemption, in different time periods, was as follows: - In the period from 01.07.2012 to 10.07.2014 Services pro ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... h care across the country. The Framework further states that assured free transport in the form of Emergency Response System (ERS) and Patient Transport Systems (PTS) is an essential requirement of the public hospital and one which would reduce the cost barriers to institutional care. 3.6 Thus the provision of ambulance services to State governments under the NHM is a service provided to government by way of public health and hence exempted under notification no 25/2012-Service Tax dated 20.06.2012. Your faithfully, (Pallabika Dutta) Deputy Commissioner OSD Service Tax E-mail- commr.st-cbec@nic.in Phone-011-23095438 - Circular - Trade Notice - Public Notice - Instructions - Office orders Tax Management I ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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