Publishers to pay GST for publishing NCERT books for UP Board

Publishers of books for Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP), also known as UP Board, will have to pay goods and services tax (GST) to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), albeit through UP Board. A proposal in this regard has been okayed by the state government and the NCERT. Having introduced NCERT books of all subjects for students of class 9 to class 1…