Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) Scheme Extended till 30 September

Exam-focused facts from the 4 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Ministry of Textiles extended the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme for apparel, garments, and made-ups until 30 September.
The extension, effective from 1 April, follows the conclusion of the scheme’s previous validity on 31 March.
The RoSCTL scheme refunds embedded taxes and levies, including Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel, mandi taxes, and electricity duties, which remain outside the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework.
Benefits are provided through transferable duty credit scrips or e-scrips via a digitised customs ledger system to be used for paying basic customs duty.
A committee led by the Department of Expenditure, including representatives from the Department of Revenue, Department of Commerce, and the Ministry of Textiles, will conduct quarterly reviews of the scheme.
India’s readymade garment (RMG) exports rose to approximately $16.01 billion in FY25 from $14.55 billion in FY24.
The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) reported that India’s share in global apparel exports is 3%, while Bangladesh and Vietnam hold 7% and 6% respectively.