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Date: 2025-09-22 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification No 16 2025 State Tax Rate

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**Executive Summary** This notification, issued by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi on September 22, 2025, amends the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The changes relate to exemptions and definitions pertaining to goods transport agencies and insurance services. The notification is effective from September 22, 2025. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Amendment to Goods Transport Agency (GTA) Definition:** * The definition of "goods transport agency" is modified to explicitly exclude electronic commerce operators providing local delivery services, whether directly or through a platform. * **Introduction of Zero-Rated Insurance Services (Heading 9971):** * Services of life insurance business provided by an insurer to the insured, where the insured is not a group, are zero-rated. * Services of health insurance business provided by an insurer to the insured, where the insured is not a group, are zero-rated. * Reinsurance of the above-mentioned insurance services (36C or 36D) is zero-rated. * The term "group" refers to persons with a common objective or economic activity, other than availing insurance. It includes employer-employee groups and non-employer-employee groups where a clear relationship exists beyond insurance. * **Explanation of 'Health Insurance Business' Definition** * The definition of "health insurance business" covers contracts providing sickness benefits or medical, surgical, or hospital expense benefits, whether for in-patient or out-patient care, travel cover, and personal accident cover. * **Clarification Regarding Explanation on Electronic Commerce Operators:** * Nothing contained in this entry shall apply to: * Local delivery services provided by an Electronic Commerce Operator; or * Local delivery services provided through an Electronic Commerce Operator. **Impact Analysis** **Goods Transport Agencies (GTAs)** * **Impact:** GTAs are now explicitly defined to exclude electronic commerce operators providing local delivery services, affecting their GST obligations. * **Action Required:** GTAs need to review their business models and GST compliance to ensure they align with the revised definition. **Insurance Providers** * **Impact:** Certain life and health insurance services (where the insured is not a group) are now zero-rated, potentially reducing costs for policyholders. * **Action Required:** Insurance providers must update their GST calculations and pricing strategies to reflect the new exemptions. **Policyholders/Consumers** * **Impact:** Reduced costs for certain health and life insurance policies where insured is not a group. * **Action Required:** Policyholders should review their policies to see if reduced costs apply. **Electronic Commerce Operators:** * **Impact:** Now excluded from the definition of a Goods Transport Agency * **Action Required:** Electronic Commerce Operators providing local delivery services should review their GST compliance practices to ensure they align with the clarified definition.

Key Entities Referenced

Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: The primary Act being amended by this notification. Notification No. 12/2017-State Tax (Rate): The original notification being amended, dated June 30, 2017. National Capital Territory of Delhi: The geographical jurisdiction to which the policy applies.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA एस.जी.-डी.एxलxx.-GअID.-H2x5xx0 92025-266374 SG-DLxx-ExG-2ID5E0x9x2x0 25-266374 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 285] दिल्ली, सोमिार, जसतम्ब र 22, 2025/भाद्र 31, 1947 [रा.रा.रा.क्षे.दि. स.ं 246 No. 285] DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025/BHADRA 31, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 246 भाग IV PART IV राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI जित्त (व्यय-I) जिभाग सख्ं या 16/2025-राज्य कर (िर) अजधसचू ना दिल् ली, 22 जसतम्ब र, 2025 फा.स.ं 3(28)/जित्त(व्यय-I)/2025-26/डीएस-I/.931—दिल्ली माल एि ं सेिा कर अजधजनयम, 2017 (2017 का 3) की धारा 9 की उप-धारा (3) तथा (4), धारा 11 की उप-धारा (1), धारा 15 की उप-धारा (5) और धारा 148 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली के उपराज्यपाल, इस बात से संतुष्ट होत े हुए दक िनजहत में ऐसा करना आिश्यक ह,ै पररषि की जसफाररिों पर, एति द्वारा दिनांक 30 िून, 2017 की फा0स0ं 3(15)/जित्त (राि.- I)/2017-18/डीएस-VI/380 के द्वारा, राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग IV, खडं 3, उपखंड (i) में प्रकाजित दिनांक 30 िून, 2017 की अजधसूचना संख्या 12/2017- राज्य कर (िर) के द्वारा दिल्ली माल एि ं सेिा कर अजधजनयम, 2017 म ेंजनम्नजलजखत और संिोधन करते ह,ैं अथाात्:- उि अजधसूचना म,ें- (क) सारणी म,ें - 6296 DG/2025 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] (i) क्रम संख्या 18 के सामने, कॉलम (3) म,ें खंड (ख) के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत स्ट्पष्टीकरण को अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाात:् - “स्ट्पष्टीकरण- इस प्रजिजष्ट म ेंजनजहत कोई भी बात जनम्नजलजखत पर लाग ूनहीं होगी: (i) दकसी इलेक्ट्रॉजनक कॉमसा ऑपरेटर द्वारा प्रिान की िाने िाली स्ट्थानीय जितरण सेिाएँ; या (ii) दकसी इलेक्ट्रॉजनक कॉमसा ऑपरेटर के माध्यम स ेप्रिान की िाने िाली स्ट्थानीय जितरण सेिाएँ।”; (ii) क्रम संख्या 36ख और उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजष्टयों के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत क्रम संख्याओं और उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजष्टयों को अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाात्:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 36ग िीषाक बीमाकताा द्वारा बीजमत व्यजि को प्रिान की िान े िाली िीिन िून्य िून्य 9971 बीमा व्यिसाय सेिाएँ, िहाँ बीजमत व्यजि एक समूह नहीं ह।ै [कृपया परै ा 2 म ें खंड (िडे एफबी) िेखें] स्ट्पष्टीकरण: िंकाओं के जनिारण हते ु, एति द्वारा स्ट्पष्ट दकया िाता ह ैदक: क. यह छूट उस बीमा अनुबंध पर लाग ू होगी िहाँ बीजमत एक व्यजि ह,ै या एक व्यजि और उसका पररिार ह।ै ख. उपयुाि (क) के प्रयोिनों के जलए, पररिार म ेंबीमा अनुबंध में पररिार के रूप म ेंबीजमत सभी व्यजि िाजमल होंगे। 36घ िीषाक बीमाकताा द्वारा बीजमत व्यजि को प्रिान की िान े िाली स्ट्िास्ट््य िून्य िून्य 9971 बीमा व्यिसाय सेिाएँ, िहाँ बीजमत व्यजि एक समूह नहीं ह।ै [कृपया परै ा 2 म ें खंड (िडे एफबी) िेखें] स्ट्पष्टीकरण: िंकाओं के जनिारण हते ु, एति द्वारा स्ट्पष्ट दकया िाता ह ैदक: क. यह छूट उस बीमा अनुबंध पर लाग ू होगी िहां बीजमत एक व्यजि या एक व्यजि और उसका पररिार ह।ै ख. उपयुाि (क) के प्रयोिनों के जलए, पररिार म ेंबीमा अनुबंध में पररिार के रूप म ेंबीजमत सभी व्यजि िाजमल होंगे। 36ङ िीषाक क्रम संख्या 36ग या 36घ म ेंजनर्िाष्ट बीमा सेिाओं का पनु बीमा। िून्य िून्य 9971 (ख) पैराग्राफ 2 म,ें (i) खडं (िैडई) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाात:् - “(िैडई) 'माल पररिहन एिेंसी' का अथ ा ऐसे दकसी व्यजि स े ह ै िो सड़क मागा स े माल के पररिहन के संबंध म ें सेिा प्रिान करता ह ैऔर दकसी भी नाम से माल भेिने का नोट िारी करता है, दकन्त ुइसमें िाजमल नहीं ह:ै- (i) कोई इलेक्ट्रॉजनक कॉमसा ऑपरेटर जिसके द्वारा स्ट्थानीय जितरण की सेिाएं प्रिान की िाती हैं, (ii) कोई इलेक्ट्रॉजनक कॉमसा ऑपरेटर जिसके माध्यम से स्ट्थानीय जितरण की सेिाएं प्रिान की िाती हैं”; (ii) खंड (िडै एफए) के पश्चात् जनम्नजलजखत खंड को अतं : स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाात:् - “(िैडएफबी) उि ताजलका म ें क्रम संख्या 36ग और 36घ की प्रजिजष्टयों के प्रयोिनों के जलए, 'समूह' का अथ ा ऐस े व्यजियों का समूह ह ै िो बीमा प्राप्त करने के अलािा एक समान उद्देश्य से या एक समान आर्थाक गजतजिजध म ें संलग्न होन े के जलए एक साथ आते हैं, और इसमें िाजमल ह:ैं[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3 क. जनयोिा-कमाचारी समूह, िहाँ मास्ट्टर/समूह पॉजलसीधारक और समूह के सिस्ट्यों के बीच, लाग ूकानूनों के अनुसार, जनयोिा-कमाचारी संबंध जिद्यमान हो; ख. गैर-जनयोिा-कमाचारी समहू , िहाँ बीमा के अलािा अन्य सेिाओं/गजतजिजधयों के जलए मास्ट्टर/समूह पॉजलसीधारक और समूह के सिस्ट्यों के बीच स्ट्पष्ट संबंध जिद्यमान हो।”; (iii) खंड (िैडिी के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत खडं को अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाात्: - “(िैडिीए) 'स्ट्िास्ट््य बीमा व्यिसाय' का अथा ऐसे अनुबंधों का कायाान्ियन ह ैिो रूग्णता लाभ या जचदकत्सा, िल्य जचदकत्सा या अस्ट्पताल व्यय लाभ, चाह े ि े आतं ररक रोगी हों या बाह्य रोगी, यात्रा किर और व्यजिगत िघु ाटना किर प्रिान करत े ह;ैं”। 2. यह अजधसूचना दिनांक 22 जसतंबर, 2025 से लाग ूहोगी। राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली के उपराज्यपाल, के आिेि से तथा उनके नाम पर मंगेि ससंह, उप-सजचि मलू :- अजधसूचना संख्या 12/2017-राज्य कर (िर), दिनांक 30 िून, 2017 को राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग IV, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में दिनांक 30 िनू , 2017 की फा0 स0ं 3(15)/जित्त(राि0-I)/2017- 18/डीएस-VI/380, के द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी तथा जिसे अंजतम बार दिनांक 08 जसतंबर, 2025 की फा0 स0ं 3(20)/जित्त(व्यय0-I)/2025-26/डीएस-I/862 के द्वारा राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग IV, खंड 3, उप-खडं (i) में प्रकाजित दिनांक 08 जसतंबर, 2025 की अजधसूचना संख्या 06/2025-राज्य कर (िर) के द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था। FINANCE (EXPENDITURE-I) DEPARTMENT No. 16/2025-State Tax(Rate) NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 2nd September, 2025 F. No. F.3 (28)/Fin.(Exp-I)/2025-26/DS-I/.931—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 9, sub-section (1) of section 11, sub-section (5) of section 15 and section 148 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (3 of 2017) , the Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 in the notification No.12/2017-State Tax (Rate), dated the 30thJune, 2017, published in the Gazette of NCT of Delhi, Extraordinary, Part IV, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number F.3(15)/Fin/(Rev-I)/2017-18/DS-VI/380, dated the 30thJune, 2017, namely:- In the said notification,- (a) In the table, - (i) against serial number 18, in column (3), after clause (b), the following explanation shall be inserted, namely:- “Explanation. - Nothing contained in this entry shall apply to: (i) local delivery services provided by an Electronic Commerce Operator; or (ii) local delivery services provided through an Electronic Commerce Operator.”; (ii) after serial number 36B and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries relating thereto shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) “36C Heading Services of life insurance business provided by an insurer Nil Nil 9971 to the insured, where the insured is not a group. [Please refer to clause (zfb) in para 2] Explanation: For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that:4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] a. This exemption shall apply to a contract of insurance where the insured is an individual, or an individual and family of the said individual. b. For the purposes of (a) above, family shall include all individuals insured as family in the contract of insurance. 36D Heading 9971 Services of health insurance business provided by an Nil Nil insurer to the insured, where the insured is not a group. [Please refer to clause (zfb) in para 2] Explanation: For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that: a. This exemption shall apply to a contract of insurance where the insured is an individual, or an individual and family of the said individual. b. For the purposes of (a) above, family shall include all individuals insured as family in the contract of insurance. 36E Heading 9971 Reinsurance of the insurance services specified in serial Nil Nil”; numbers 36C or 36D. (b) in paragraph 2, (i) for clause (ze), the following shall be substituted, namely: - “(ze)‘goods transport agency’ means any person who provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues a consignment note by whatever name called, but does not include (i) an electronic commerce operator by whom the services of local delivery are provided, (ii) an electronic commerce operator through whom the services of local delivery are provided”; (ii) after clause (zfa), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(zfb) For the purposes of entries at serial numbers 36C and 36D in the table above, ‘group’ means group of persons who join together with a commonality of purpose or for engaging in a common economic activity, other than availing insurance, and includes: a. Employer– employee groups, where an employer-employee relationship exists between the master/group policyholder and the members of the group in accordance with the applicable laws; b. Non employer– employee groups, where a clearly evident relationship exists between the master/group policyholder and the members of the group, for services/ activities other than insurance.”; (iii) after clause (zg), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - “(zga) ‘health insurance business’ means the effecting of contracts which provide for sickness benefits or medical, surgical or hospital expense benefits, whether in-patient or out-patient, travel cover and personal accident cover;”. 2. This notification shall come into force with effect from 22nd September, 2025. By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, MANGEJ SINGH, Dy. Secretary The principal notification No. 12/2017-State Tax (Rate), dated the 30thJune, 2017 was published in the Gazette of NCT of Delhi, Extraordinary, Part IV, Section 3, Sub- section(i) vide number F.3(15)/Fin/(Rev-I)/2017-18/DS- VI/380, dated the 30thJune, 2017 and was last amended vide notification No.06/2025-State Tax (Rate), dated 08th September,2025 ,published in the Gazette of NCT of Delhi, Extraordinary, Part IV, Section 3, Sub-section(i), vide number F.3(20)/Fin/(Exp-I)/2025-26/DS-I/862, dated 08th September,2025. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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