Central Government introduces amendments to Notification No. 2/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate).
Amendments based on Council recommendations under IGST Act.
Addition of new serial numbers and entries in the Schedule.
Notable inclusions: Sal leaves, vegetable materials for jhadoo sticks, and de-oiled rice bran.
Exemptions for deities made of stone, marble, or wood.
Effective date of amendments: July 27, 2018.
Signed by Gunjan Kumar Verma, Under Secretary to the Government of India.