Activist to PMO: Why is health insurance charged 18% GST?

With the financial year coming to an end, tax-saving is on everyone's mind. Taking this a step ahead is MP activist Chandrashekhar Gaur who has written to the Prime Minister's office and asked that the 18 per cent GST on healthcare insurance be removed, citing healthcare to be a basic need. While over 2.43 crore people have been registered under Ayushman Bharat — the world's largest healthcare sch…