R&D services for cancer diagnosis does not qualify for GST exemption as ‘healthcare services’, says Maha AAR

Diagnostic services for conducting blood tests which assists in early detection of cancer fall out of the periphery of ‘Healthcare services’, Maharashtra’s Authority for Advance Ruling (MAAR) has ruled. This means such a service will not be exempted from GST. Epigeneres Biotech Private Ltd had moved MAAR seeking advance ruling on whether the provision of…