RKVSS

The association that represents and unites textile and saree traders across Rajasthan

[RKVSS @JSSTO389959]

Taxing Dreams: Why 18% GST on Apparel Hurts Every Indian Family 🇮🇳 India runs on emotion and devotion. A wedding here is not a luxury; it is the culmination of lifelong savings and cherished dreams—moments families wait decades to celebrate. We appreciate and acknowledge the government’s efforts to simplify and streamline India’s GST regime, which has brought greater transparency and ease of compliance. Yet the recent GST hike on garments above ₹2,500—from 12% to 18% (a near 50 % jump)—risks taxing those very dreams. Consider the reality behind every handcrafted garment: Only 20–25 % of its cost is fabric. The remaining value comes from hundreds of man-hours of painstaking work—karigars in small homes and village workshops carrying forward India’s centuries-old embroidery and weaving traditions. This artistry is a generational legacy, lovingly passed from one generation to the next. An 18 % tax slab threatens this living art form with extinction, undermining the very skills that make India’s fashion admired worldwide. Input tax credit on the small fabric portion is just 5 %, yet the finished creation is now taxed at 18 %, squeezing already fragile livelihoods. This is more than a tax policy. It is a direct challenge to the continuity of India’s artisanal wealth and heritage, which is both cultural heritage and economic strength. 📷 We humbly request the Government of India and the GST Council to reconsider this 18 % slab and bring textiles and apparel under one simplified, standardised GST rate across the board. Because dreams and emotions cannot—and should not—be taxed.

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Taxing Dreams: Why 18% GST on Apparel Hurts Every Indian Family

🇮🇳 India runs on emotion and devotion.
A wedding here is not a luxury; it is the culmination of lifelong savings and cherished dreams—moments families wait decades to celebrate.

We appreciate and acknowledge the government’s efforts to simplify and streamline India’s GST regime, which has brought greater transparency and ease of compliance.
Yet the recent GST hike on garments above ₹2,500—from 12% to 18% (a near 50 % jump)—risks taxing those very dreams.

Consider the reality behind every handcrafted garment:

Only 20–25 % of its cost is fabric.

The remaining value comes from hundreds of man-hours of painstaking work—karigars in small homes and village workshops carrying forward India’s centuries-old embroidery and weaving traditions.

This artistry is a generational legacy, lovingly passed from one generation to the next.

An 18 % tax slab threatens this living art form with extinction, undermining the very skills that make India’s fashion admired worldwide.

Input tax credit on the small fabric portion is just 5 %, yet the finished creation is now taxed at 18 %, squeezing already fragile livelihoods.

This is more than a tax policy.
It is a direct challenge to the continuity of India’s artisanal wealth and heritage, which is both cultural heritage and economic strength.

🙏 We humbly request the Government of India and the GST Council to reconsider this 18 % slab and bring textiles and apparel under one simplified, standardised GST rate across the board.

Because dreams and emotions cannot—and should not—be taxed.

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Traditional hand embroidery, block printing & weaving employ thousands of artisans.

Every garment sustains a large ecosystem of home-based workers, passing on centuries of cultural heritage.

Higher GST threatens their livelihoods & India’s rich textile heritage. 🙏

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[RKVSS @JSSTO389959]

A 12% → 18% GST hike risks jobs, MSMEs & India’s textile legacy.

The 18% GST on ready-made garments priced above ₹2,500 is a severe setback for India’s apparel industry.
This directly impacts wedding, festive, and ceremonial wear, where quality & hand made products rarely cost below ₹2,500. It threatens regional as well as national markets, undermines MSMEs, and puts at risk lakhs of jobs — especially for women, who form the backbone of this industry.

We sincerely welcome and thank the Government for its larger move towards GST simplification, a step that has been widely appreciated across the country. However, this particular anomaly urgently needs to be corrected.

We respectfully urge the Government to reconsider and withdraw the 18% GST on ready-made garments, in order to safeguard livelihoods, sustain markets, and protect India’s textile heritage.
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