GST fee reduce advantages reaching customers, authorities monitoring costs of 54 gadgets

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (October 18, 2025) stated the advantages of GST reforms are reaching customers within the type of decreased costs.

Addressing a press convention on GST Bachat Utsav, she stated the federal government has been monitoring value cuts in 54 gadgets throughout the nation because the decrease GST charges got here into impact on September 22.

“GST rate reduction has resulted in increase of purchases. The consumption drive will continue,” Ms. Sitharaman stated.

“We are convinced that on every such items benefits are being passed on by companies,” she added.

In case of some gadgets, companies have handed on to customers larger than the weighted-average GST fee reduce advantages.

Mr. Sitharaman stated the Department of Consumer Affairs has acquired 3,169 complaints associated to non-reduction in costs commensurate with the GST reduce. Of this, 3,075 complaints have been forwarded to nodal officers within the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). Total 94 complaints have been resolved by the division.

The division will allow a performance on the grievance reporting portal in order that the complaints might be forwarded to the chief commissioners of the respective zones from the place complaints have are available, the Minister stated.

New decrease GST charges kicked in from September 22, leading to slashing of costs of as many as 375 gadgets starting from toothpaste and shampoo to automobiles and tv units.

Tax charges of 5, 12, 18, and 28 per cent have been clubbed into two charges of 5% and 18%, leading to a decreased value of 99% of day by day use gadgets.