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					 Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
  
Notification No. 21/2017- Union Territory Tax (Rate) 
New Delhi, the 22nd August, 2017 
G.S.R......(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of 
section 8 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), 
the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public 
interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the 
following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the 
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), 
No.12/2017- Union Territory Tax 
(Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, 
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 703(E), 
dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-  
In the said notification,- 
(i) in the Table,- 
(a) after serial number 9 and the entries relating thereto, the following 
shall be inserted namely:- 
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
		(4) | 
		(5) | 
	 
	
		| 9A | 
		Chapter 99  | 
		Services provided by and to Fédération Internationale de Football 
		Association (FIFA) and its subsidiaries directly or indire ctly 
		related to any of the events under FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 to be hosted 
		in India. | 
		Nil  | 
		Provided that Director (Sports), Ministry of Youth Affairs and 
		Sports certifies that the services are directly or indirectly related to 
		any of the events under FIFA U- 17 World Cup 2017. | 
	 
 
(b) after serial number 11 and the entries relating thereto, the following 
shall be inserted namely:-  
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
		(4) | 
		(5) | 
	 
	
		| 11A | 
		Heading 9961 or Heading 9962 | 
		Service provided by Fair Price Shops to Central Government by way of 
		sale of wheat, rice and coarse grains under Public Distribution 
		System(PDS) against consideration in the form of commission or margin | 
		Nil | 
		Nil | 
	 
	
		| 11B | 
		Heading 9961 or Heading 9962 | 
		Service provided by Fair Price Shops to State Governments or Union 
		territories by way of sale of kerosene, sugar, edible oil, etc. under 
		Public Distribution System (PDS) against consideration in the form of 
		commission or margin. | 
		Nil | 
		Nil | 
	 
 
(c) against serial number 35, in column (3),- 
(A) in item (h), for the words “Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme or the 
Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme”, the words, brackets and 
letters “Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWCIS)”, shall be 
substituted;  
(B) in item (j), for the words “National Agricultural Insurance Scheme 
(Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana)”, the words, brackets and letters “Pradhan Mantri 
Fasal BimaYojana (PMFBY)”, shall be substituted; 
(ii) in paragraph 3, in the Explanation, after clause (ii), the following 
clause shall be inserted, namely:-  
“(iii) A “Limited Liability Partnership” formed and registered under the 
provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009) shall also 
be considered as a partnership firm or a firm.”. 
(Ruchi Bisht) Under Secretary to the Government of India [F. 
No.354/173/2017 -TRU] 
Note:-The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, 
Extraordinary, vide notification 
No. 12/2017 – Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated 
the 28th June, 2017, vide number G.S.R. 703 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017. 
  
  
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