Shri Vivek Chaturvedi, Chairman, CBIC, along with Shri Sanjay Mangal, Member (GST), CBIC, held an interaction with GST taxpayers and the representatives of trade & industry on 15.10.2026 in Hyderabad, to elaborate on the GST process reforms and key measures recommended during the 57th meeting of the GST Council. The interaction was attended by about 250 taxpayers/representatives from across the trade and industry spectrum, including micro, small and medium enterprises, large manufacturers, service providers, traders, exporters, start-ups and e-commerce operators, along with various chambers of commerce and associations.

 

The Chief Commissioner of the Hyderabad CGST Zone Shri Arun Kumar and senior officers of Central and State GST administration, were also present during the interaction.

 

The Chairman, CBIC, stated that GST has evolved as an important tool for achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047. He informed that the 56th GST Council Meeting focused on rate rationalisation and lowering the tax burden across key sectors. To take the agenda of refirms in GST further, it was felt that process reforms were needed. Accordingly, the GST Council, in its 57th meeting, made recommendations for ambitious Next-gen suite of process reforms to ease the burden of honest taxpayers. He stated that bonafide industries must be nurtured and Tax administration must be transformed to function as an economic partnership. He also spoke about major recommendations of the GST Council that included withdrawal of provisions of Arrest in GST law, raising the threshold for prosecution, automated system driven refunds, reducing manual touch points, inspection of vehicle only on the basis of specific intelligence that too only in originating and destination states with the authorization by an officer not below the rank of Joint Commissioner etc. 

The Chairman, CBIC, also informed about the proposed initiative on Centralised Administration of GST for taxpayers who are under the administrative jurisdiction of the Central Government and sought feedback of the trade regarding the same.

 

During the course of the interaction, the Chairman, CBIC and Member (GST), CBIC addressed the queries and clarifications raised by the participants and provided necessary clarifications. They also welcomed suggestions on further tax reforms put forth by the participants and assured to examine them appropriately. 

 

Representatives of the trade and industry welcomed the GST Council’s decisions announced in the 57th GST Council Meeting and stated that these would build a trust-based tax administration, improve the working capital flow for businesses and contribute tremendously to the overall ease of doing business. 

In the afternoon session, the Chairman, CBIC and Member (GST), CBIC interacted with the officers of CBIC and stressed the need for providing a transparent, friction-free predictable tax administration.

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