Move to impose GST on education services flayed

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 29

The Punjab Students Union (PSU) has condemned the decision of Guru Nanak Dev University to impose GST on various educational services across several of its institutions. The PSU demanded immediate withdrawal of the decision.

Issuing a press statement, district president Varjeet Kaur and committee member Alisha said the decision was a step towards privatisation of education.

In 42 various services – which include issuance of duplicate registration certificate, change of name, migration fee, inter-college migration fee, duplicate degree fee, duplicate DMC fee, reevaluation fee, health investigation fee, etc GST is being levied by the university authorities.

Students said the move was going to put pressure on students. Due to the lockdown for more than a month the routine activities of people have been affected, due to which may students already feel incapable of paying their fee. The new decision, will hence prove to be an additional burden on students who are already under pressure.

Students said educational institutions were outside the ambit of the GST.

THE ISSUE

• In 42 various services – which include issuance of duplicate registration certificate, change of name, migration fee, inter-college migration fee, duplicate degree fee, duplicate DMC fee, reevaluation fee, health investigation fee, etc GST is being levied by the university authorities
• The Punjab Students Union has condemned the decision of the Guru Nanak Dev University to impose GST on various educational services across several of its institutions
• The district president of the Punjab Students Union, Varjeet Kaur, and a committee member, Alisha, said the decision was a step towards privatisation of education