Mumbai: State Tax Authorities Deny GST Exemption On University Affiliation Fees Amid Rising Concerns

Despite a request from the state's public universities for exemption in levying Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the affiliation fees paid by colleges, the state's tax authorities have refused to provide them with any respite. In a letter to all non-agriculture universities last month, the state higher and technical education department conveyed that there's no provision for any exempti…