India Weighs Assistive-Use Label for Mainstream Tech

At a September 23 report launch, DePwD official Manmeet Nanda proposed recognising assistive use rather than classifying devices as assistive, since India's 5% GST list excludes mainstream products like smartwatches used by disabled people. A TQH report funded by Meta backs the shift, but how tax authorities would verify assistive use remains unresolved.