This discussion clarifies whether GST is applicable to a physician earning both a salary from a government hospital and professional income from private practice. The consensus is that GST is not applicable to health services provided by doctors, as the health sector is generally exempted under GST regulations. This aligns with the individual's experience from the previous financial year where no GST was paid on similar income levels.
07 April 2020
Say, I am a salaried physician attached with a government hospital and my gross total income from salary is Rs.1600000/- for the F.Y. 2019-20. And I have got professional income from private practice has been estimated (gross) worth Rs.3000000/-, so my gross total income is Rs. 4600000/-. Will I have to pay GST? Last year for the F.Y, 2018-19 my such income was Rs.4500000/- but I did not pay any GST. Assessment was made U/s 143(1) at per.