Ministry Of Finance Govt. Of India — complaint on levied service tax/gst on postal life insurance policy

Address:	New Delhi, Delhi, 144005
Website:	www.pgportal.gov.in

Sir, it was found from the monthly pay slip that monthly premium of postal life insurance policy (Policy no aps[protected]l) shows actual monthly premium amount i. E. Rs 4, 275.00 and sale tax rs 0. Whereas actual amount deducted from salary is different i. E. Rs 4371.00 (Difference of rs 96/-). It was intimated by pay account office (Other ranks) corps of signals, jabalpur (Mp)-482001 that the difference amount deducted for gst from pli policies. The charges was deducted from monthy pay with effect from february 2015. It is also submitted that there is no sale tax/gst of any other life insurance policies either private or govt insurance sector except pli. As per directions of irda that pli is not regulated by irda and you may send an email to pli. Dte (At) gmail.com or visit the website www.indiapost.gov.in. an email has been send sent to pli. Dte (At) gmail.com and jdpli (At) armypost.gov.in on 28 january 2018. However, no reply has so far been received from pli directorate till 08 feb 2018. Accordingly, a complaint has been lodged to public grivances portal on 08 feb 2018 and pli directorate replied on 12 feb 2018. As replied by pli directorate that the st with effect from february 2015 and gst from 01 jul 2017 has been levied by the order of min of finance. But my question is that if there is no st/gst on any insurance policy either govt or privat company then why the charges levied on pli. I also enclose my three monthly pay slip for the month of october, november and december 2017 and reply received from pay account office (Other ranks) corps of signals, jabalpur (Mp)-482001, irda and pli directorate for your ready reference.