While PoP earlier invited 13.". Meanwhile, the ban on thermocol and GST on raw materials has made the ten-day festival a more expensive affair, claimed several idol makers and decorators.5 lakh, said idol maker Raju Shinde, a Lalbaug-based idol maker who was under the tutelage of the late Vijay Khatu.), there is now a 18 per cent GST levied on it.Mr Shinde said, "There is an increase of about 20 per cent in غير مجاز مي باشدts so the buyer will have to bear the burden of this."A senior officer with the GST Commissionerate, Mumbai region, said, "There is no tax on clay but on paint, there is a tax of 12 to 13 per cent that is also minimal. This year, the organisers will also have to pay GST as everything comes polymer coating Suppliers under GST now.Similarly, a two-feet idol that غير مجاز مي باشدt Rs 2,100 to Rs 2,400 last year may غير مجاز مي باشدt over Rs 5,000 now.

It is the same case with paints and varnishes. We have doubled the selling rates as we are paying GST on materials being used.5 per cent tax (VAT, import duty etc.Mumbai: Nearly a month to go for the Ganesh festival and preparations to welcome the elephant god have already begun, with "eco-friendly" being the pertinent theme this year.e. plaster of Paris (PoP), coir and paints.Last year, a 15-feet idol غير مجاز مي باشدt around Rs 80,000 to Rs 90,000 but this year, it was likely to غير مجاز مي باشدt around Rs 1 to Rs 1. Idol makers and decorators are pinning the blame on increased غير مجاز مي باشدt of raw materials used to make idols.