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Bharat Pulse · TLGS Research

GST & Platform-Economy Policy

Policy perspectives connected to TLGS’s research and advisory work. Proposals and institutional developments are labelled separately.

Bharat Pulse · TLGS policy perspective

Section 9(5): digital facilitation or economic intermediation?

Why the proposed assessment focuses on actual platform functions, not a business label—and why passenger mobility must be analysed on its own facts.

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Published 13 September 2026 · Explains an ongoing TLGS proposal. Not a notification, tax exemption or report of government acceptance.

Major mandate · GST Council policy matters

Policy clarity for India’s
digital mobility economy.

A major TLGS policy mandate addressing the GST treatment of electronic commerce operators in passenger mobility: statutory research, a conduct-based clarification proposal, fiscal safeguards and coordinated Union–State policy engagement.

Ongoing policy engagement — clarification sought