Why it is in the news
The 57th GST Council meeting, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, was held on 8 October 2026 and cleared a procedural overhaul of the GST regime.
The exam angle
Syllabus: Group 1 Prelims: 5. Economic and Social Development of India; 10. Policies of Telangana State. Group 1 Mains: Paper-IV, I-4 'Public Finance: Tax structure, Central and state taxes'. Groups 2–4: GST and State finances of Telangana.