Centre to provide financial help to SGPC to offset GST on langar

The Centre on Friday decided to provide special financial assistance to all religious bodies that serve free langar to devotees and needy. Though these bodies will have to pay CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax) and IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax), this tax will be reimbursed by the Centre. The order has been issued after the President gave his assent to the Special Financial…