In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 11 of the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Punjab Act No.5 of 2017), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased to exempt all the goods supplied to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) for execution of projects listed below in the Annexure, from whole of the State Tax leviable thereon under section 9 of the said Act, subject to the condition that an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare certifies, namely:-

(i) the quantity and description of the goods; and

(ii) that the said goods are intended for the purpose of use in execution of said projects.

ANNEXURE

(1) Strengthening Capacities for Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture and Food systems,

(2) Green Ag: Transforming Indian Agriculture for Global Environment benefits and the conservation of Critical Biodiversity and Forest landscape.

2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force on and with effect from the 1st day of October, 2019.

M.P. SINGH,

Additional Chief Secretary-cum-

Financial Commissioner (Taxation) to

Government of Punjab,

Department of Excise and Taxation.