57th GST Council meeting rescheduled for October 8 from October 7; to be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi

The 57th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has been rescheduled to Thursday, October 8, a day later than the October 7 date fixed earlier.

According to an Office Memorandum issued by the GST Council Secretariat on October 5, the meeting will now begin at 11 am on October 8 at the Summit Room, Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. The memorandum cites "unavoidable circumstances" for the change and does not elaborate on them.

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The memorandum refers to the earlier Office Memorandum dated September 6, which had fixed October 7 as the date for the meeting. It asks that the change be brought to the attention of the Council's members and expresses regret for the inconvenience caused.

It was issued with the approval of the Revenue Secretary, who is the ex-officio Secretary to the GST Council, and is signed by Shaifali G Singh, Commissioner, GST Council Secretariat.

The 57th meeting was first scheduled for September 12 in New Delhi, with an officers' meeting preceding it on September 10 and 11, as per Office Memoranda dated August 28 and September 2.

The date was later changed to October 7 through the memorandum of September 6, with the officers' meeting set for October 5 and 6. The September 12 date had coincided with the BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi.

The meeting will be the first of the Council in more than a year. The 56th meeting, held on September 3 and 4, 2025, approved the GST 2.0 overhaul, which simplified the rate structure and introduced a special 40 per cent rate for a limited set of demerit and luxury goods, replacing the earlier 28 per cent slab and compensation cess on those items.

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The Council is chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and includes the finance ministers of all states and Union Territories. The agenda for the 57th meeting has not been made public yet. Pending issues around input tax credit, refunds and compliance are expected to figure in the discussions.