Zubeen Garg sustained injuries while swimming in Singapore on Friday, and died in the intensive care unit, sending shockwaves across India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the lowering of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates as the beginning of “GST Utsav”, presenting the reforms as a “double bonanza” to households already benefitting from recent income tax exemptions.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a major reform under GST 2.0 at the 56th GST Council meeting on September 3. Effective September 22, individual health insurance premiums will be completely exempt from GST.