Hyderabad, Sept. 9 -- Telangana Elevator Association (TEA) today urged the central Government to treat elevators as essential service and reduce the GST from the current 18 per cent.
The GST reduction on elevators would positively impact affordable housing across the country, said TEA President Challa Avinash and General Secretary Goud in a joint press conference.
With India's ageing population and rapidly growing cities, elevators are no longer a luxury but a basic amenity that ensures accessibility and safety for all, they said and also urged the Telangana Government to bring a 'LIFT ACT' on the lines of other state governments like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The neighbouring Andhra Pradesh had already enacted a Lift ACT in April this y...