Building repair and maintenance services are treated as works contract or repair services under GST. In the earlier years, different ways of splitting labour and material or combining minor renovation with new construction sometimes created different effective tax results for similar maintenance jobs, which caused confusion for both service providers and building owners.
After the September 2025 changes, most general building repair and maintenance services under SAC 995459 generally come under the 18% slab with
input tax credit
. This standard rate applies to day to day upkeep and periodic repair contracts unless a specific notification prescribes a different treatment for a particular government or social sector scheme.
The table below explains the current GST rate applicable to SAC code 995459 services.