[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 05/2025- Union Territory Tax (Rate)
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025.

G.S.R….(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (3) and (4) of section 7,
sub-section (1) of section 8, clause (iv), clause (v) and clause (xxvii) of section 21 of the Union
Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), read with sub-section (5) of section
15, sub-section (1) of section 16 and section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act,
2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, and on
being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following
further amendments in the notification number 11/2017- Union Territory Tax (Rate), of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 702(E),
dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, -
(i) in paragraph 4 relating to Explanation, with effect from the 1st day of April,
2025,-

(a) clause (xxxv) shall be omitted;

(b) for clause (xxxvi), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(xxxvi) “Specified premises”, for a financial year, means,-
(a) a premises from where the supplier has provided in the preceding
financial year, ‘hotel accommodation’ service having the value of supply
of any unit of accommodation above seven thousand five hundred rupees
per unit per day or equivalent; or

(b) a premises for which a registered person supplying ‘hotel
accommodation’ service has filed a declaration, on or after the 1st of
January and not later than 31st of March of the preceding financial year,
declaring the said premises to be a specified premises; or

(c) a premises for which a person applying for registration has filed a
declaration, within fifteen days of obtaining acknowledgement for the
registration application, declaring the said premises to be a specified
premises;”;

(ii) after Annexure VI, the following Annexures shall be inserted, namely:-

“Annexure VII

OPT-IN DECLARATION FOR REGISTERED PERSON

(See para 4(xxxvi))

Declaration by a registered person supplying hotel accommodation service before the
jurisdictional GST authority declaring the premises to be a ‘specified premises’.

Reference No.-

Date: -

1. I/We ……………………. (name of Person) do hereby declare that the premises at
……(address)…… shall be a ‘specified premises’ for the Financial Year ………(yyyy yy)……….
2. Further, I/We understand the said declaration will apply to the entire Financial Year
specified in (1) above and will continue to apply to subsequent Financial Years also,
unless I/We declare the premises as not a ‘specified premises’ by filing a declaration in
the format specified at Annexure IX.

Legal Name: -
GSTIN: -
PAN No.
Name of Authorized Signatory:
Signature of Authorized Signatory:
(Dated acknowledgment)
Note:
1. The above declaration, declaring the premises as a ‘specified premises’ for a Financial Year,
shall be filed by a registered person on or after 1st January of the preceding Financial Year
but not later than 31st March of the preceding Financial Year.
2. The above declaration shall have to be filed separately for each premises.

Annexure VIII

OPT-IN DECLARATION FOR PERSON APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION
(See para 4(xxxvi))

Declaration by a person applying for registration before the jurisdictional GST authority
declaring the premises to be a ‘specified premises’.
Reference No.-

Date: -
1. I/We ……………………. (name of Person) have applied for registration vide ARN No.
………………………. and do hereby declare that the premises at ……(address)……
shall be a ‘specified premises’ from the effective date of registration till the end of the
Financial Year.

2. Further, I/We understand the said declaration will apply to the subsequent Financial
Years also, unless I/We declare the premises as not a ‘specified premises’ by filing a
declaration in the format specified at Annexure IX.

Legal Name: -
ARN: -
PAN No.
Name of Authorized Signatory:
Signature of Authorized Signatory:
(Dated acknowledgment)

Note: The above declaration shall have to be filed separately for each premises.

Annexure IX

OPT-OUT DECLARATION
(See para 4(xxxvi))

Declaration by a registered supplier of hotel accommodation service before the
jurisdictional GST authority declaring the premises as not a ‘specified premises’.
Reference No.-

Date: -
1. I/We ……………………. (name of Person) do hereby declare that the premises at
………(address)…… shall not be a ‘specified premises’ for the Financial Year
………(yyyy-yy)………

2. Further, I/We understand the said declaration will apply to the entire Financial Year
specified in (1) above and will continue to apply to subsequent Financial Years also, unless
I/We declare the premises to be a ‘specified premises’ by filing a declaration in the format
specified at Annexure VII.
Legal Name: -
GSTIN/ARN: -
PAN No.
Name of Authorized Signatory:
Signature of Authorized Signatory:
(Dated acknowledgment)

Note:
1. The above declaration, declaring the premises as not a ‘specified premises’, for a Financial
Year, shall be filed on or after 1st January of the preceding Financial Year but not later than
31st March of the preceding Financial Year.

2. The above declaration shall have to be filed separately for each premises.” .

[F.No. 190354/2/2025-TO (TRU-II)]
(Md. Adil Ashraf)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

Note: -The principal notification number 11/2017 -Union Territory Tax (Rate), was published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 702 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017