Railways wants unified entity status under GST, says Suresh Prabhu

Currently, the Railways will have to register each of its 17 zones in various states after July 1

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that the national transporter wants to be treated as a unified entity under the proposed new indirect tax regime to enable it to seek single-point registration.

“We have placed a wish list before the GST (goods and services tax) Council. One of the demands is to treat us as a unified entity. It is up to the Council to take a call on our request,” Prabhu told Business Standard.

The railways had demanded an exemption from taxes for its internal supplies. When asked about the impact of the GST on railways, he said a committee had