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The Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state finance ministers, is set to meet after a gap of over a year.
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 21:09
Government Reschedules 57th GST Council Meeting to October 8
  • •The 57th GST Council meeting has been postponed from October 7 to October 8 due to unavoidable circumstances.
  • •The meeting will take place at the Summit Room in Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, starting at 11 am.
  • •The decision to reschedule was issued via an Office Memorandum with the approval of the Revenue Secretary.
  • •The GST Council is chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and includes state finance ministers.

Key Questions Answered

The 57th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council has been rescheduled to take place on October 8, starting from 11 am onwards at the Summit Room, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

The meeting was postponed from its original October 7 date to October 8 due to unavoidable circumstances, according to an Office Memorandum issued by the GST Council Secretariat.

During the 56th GST Council meeting held on September 3-4, 2025, the Centre and states restructured rates into a two-tier structure of 5% and 18%, alongside a 40% rate for ultra-luxury and sin goods, replacing the previous four-slab system.