(a) whether producers making commissioned programme in Jammu and Kashmir for Doordarshan do not have to pay the service tax; and
(b) if so, the details and reasons therefor?
(a) whether producers making commissioned programme in Jammu and Kashmir for Doordarshan do not have to pay the service tax; and
(b) if so, the details and reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI P.R. DASMUNSI)
(a) & (b): Prasar Bharati has informed that the provisions relating to service tax contained in Chapter V of the Finance Act 1994, as amended from time to time, do not extend to the State of Jammu & Kashmir.