The GST Council constituted a 13-member Group of Ministers to suggest GST rate on premiums of various health and life insurance products.
Currently, 18 per cent of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is levied on the insurance premiums.
Additionally, the panel is tasked with suggesting the tax rates for life insurance, including term insurance, life insurance with investment plans, and the re-insurance.
In the fiscal year 2023-24, the central and state governments collected a total of Rs 8,262.94 crore through GST on health insurance premiums.
Additionally, Rs 1,484.36 crore was collected as GST on health reinsurance premiums.