The GST regime under Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has truly redefined priorities — your survival costs 12% tax, but a spoonful of churan gets away with just 5%. Welcome to the era of Churanomics, where common sense has been replaced by corporate favoritism wrapped in saffron packaging.
1. Antibiotics? Luxury Item, Apparently.
Essential drugs like Amoxicillin and Azithromycin — used to treat infections, fevers, and save lives — are taxed at 12% GST. Because apparently, staying alive is a privilege, not a necessity.
2. Churan: The Budget’s Favourite Child
On the other hand, Patanjali’s Churan (a digestive powder) enjoys a mere 5% GST, as if it’s a holy cure-all delivered straight from a cow shed.
3. Health as a Right? Not in This Economy.
While developed nations subsidize or even provide free medicines, India’s government squeezes patients with high taxes on essentials — forcing many to choose between food and medicines.
4. Corporate Blessings, Public Sufferings
This skewed tax structure benefits big corporate brands peddling alternative remedies, while hospitals and pharmacies dealing with actual life-saving drugs are penalized.
5. Netizens Nail It
As one witty citizen quipped:
"Maybe Nimmi Thai thinks Churan has magical powers, so she gives it a discount — while antibiotics, those silly modern medicines, get taxed like luxury perfume."
👉 In the land of Churanomics, your fever will cost you 12% extra, but your “gobar-powered wellness” gets a state-sponsored discount.
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