Over the years, the basic Customs Duty has been re-imposed to the extent of 7.5 percent to 10 percent, plus IGST of 12 percent plus Cess, thus immensely impacting capital expenditure and operational costs for eye hospitals and consequently the cost of care
The 16 oxygen and related equipment on which duty has been waived include oxygen concentrator along with flow meter, regulator, connectors and tubing, oxygen canister, filling systems, storage tanks, cylinders, including cryogenic cylinders and tank
The ‘stranger danger’ concept, despite the police repeatedly telling people not to trust strangers on the web, is yet to catch up, if the number of people falling prey to fraudsters on social networking sites like Facebook are any indication.