Activities of Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre are liable to GST since they are outside the ambit of exemptions.

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The Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling has determined that the activities of the Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre are subject to Goods and Services Tax (GST). The centre, established to foster scientific temper and innovative learning among students, does not fall under any GST exemptions. Therefore, its operations are liable for GST registration and payment.

Court :
Gujrat AAR

Brief :
Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre was established by India’s renowned Scientist, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in 1966 to take students, from both school and college, out of the rigid framework of textbook and encourage them to think, explore and crate. It is a pioneering community science centre, conducting innovative programmes for improving quality of science education, its popularization and building scientific temper.

Citation :
ADVANCE RULING NO. GUJ/GAAR/R/48/2020

GUJARAT AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING,
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX,
A/5, RAJYA KAR BHAVAN, ASHRAM ROAD, AHMEDABAD – 380 009.

ADVANCE RULING NO. GUJ/GAAR/R/48/2020
(IN APPLICATION NO. Advance Ruling/SGST&CGST/2018/AR/73)
Date: 30.07.2020

Name and address of the applicant :Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Opp. Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat- 380009
GSTIN of the applicant :24AAATV7437J1Z6
Date of application : 31.12.2018
Clause(s) of Section 97(2) of CGST / GGST Act, 2017, under which the question(s) raised. : (f) Whether applicant is required to be registered under this Act.
Date of Personal Hearing : 09.07.2020 (through Video Conferencing)
Present for the applicant : Shri Harish V Panchal

B R I E F FA C T S:

Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre was established by India’s renowned Scientist, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in 1966 to take students, from both school and college, out of the rigid framework of textbook and encourage them to think, explore and crate. It is a pioneering community science centre, conducting innovative programmes for improving quality of science education, its popularization and building scientific temper.

2. The applicant further submitted that there is a great need to inculcate scientific temper among the students at young age for technological progress of this country. Scientific temper is an intrinsic quality which has to be imbibed and not merely imparted. It has to be an inherent quality in our young minds and it should be cultivated in them as a fun filled, enjoyable and lasting experience rather than just as a curriculum-based approach.

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FAQ :

Yes, the Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling has ruled that the activities of the Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre are liable to GST.

No, the ruling indicates that the centre's activities fall outside the scope of available GST exemptions.

The centre was established to encourage students to think, explore, and create outside the rigid framework of textbooks, aiming to improve science education and popularise science.

The centre was established in 1966 by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.

Attached File : 40_3155_guj_aar_48_2020_vascsc_30_07_2020.pdf

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