In a humanitarian move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has waived off Rs 6 crore tax on imported medicine for a 6-month-old baby girl.
GST amount of Rs. 6 crore has been waived off against Rs 16 crore of imported medicines required to treat the baby in Mumbai who has been suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a very rare medical condition.
Parents of baby Teera have raised Rs 16 crore for her surgery through crowdfunding. It includes the cost of medicine Zolgensma which is required to be imported from the US.
The family of the infant had written to PM Modi about Teera’s medical condition. Former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote to the prime minister and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterating the request for tax exemption.