The Goods and Services Tax Council Secretariat has issued Office Memorandum F. No. 1392/57thGSTCM/GSTC/2026 dated 28 August 2026, formally conveying that the 57th Meeting of the GST Council will be held in New Delhi on Saturday, 12 September 2026. The meeting is scheduled to commence from 11:00 A.M. onwards.
As per the Office Memorandum, an Officers’ Meeting will also be held in New Delhi on Friday, 11 September 2026 from 11:00 A.M. onwards, ahead of the Council meeting. The preparatory officers’ meeting is expected to facilitate discussions relating to matters to be placed before the Council.
The GST Council Secretariat has further stated that details regarding the venue as well as the agenda items for the 57th GST Council Meeting and the Officers’ Meeting will be communicated in due course.
The communication has also requested that the invitation be conveyed to the Hon’ble Members of the GST Council for attending the 57th meeting. The Office Memorandum has been issued under the signature of Shri Arvind Shrivastava, Secretary to the Government of India and ex-officio Secretary to the GST Council.
According to the background information highlighted in the accompanying graphic, the 56th GST Council Meeting was held in New Delhi on 3 September 2025, during which major changes in GST rates were proposed. With the 57th meeting now scheduled for 12 September 2026, the interval between the two meetings works out to 374 days.
The accompanying background note also draws attention to Regulation 6 of the Procedure and Conduct of Business Regulations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, quoting the requirement that “the Council shall meet at least once in every quarter of the financial year.” In this context, the unusually long interval between the 56th and 57th meetings assumes significance, particularly from the standpoint of the prescribed periodicity of Council meetings. This regulatory observation is drawn from the attached graphic and is not stated in the 28 August 2026 Office Memorandum itself.
The 57th GST Council Meeting is expected to be significant in view of the period elapsed since the previous meeting and the importance of the Council in considering matters relating to GST rates, exemptions, compliance framework, administrative issues and other matters concerning the Goods and Services Tax regime. However, the specific agenda for the meeting has not yet been officially notified and will be communicated separately by the GST Council Secretariat, as stated in the Office Memorandum.
The Office Memorandum has also been circulated to the offices of the Union Finance Minister, Minister of State for Finance, Chief Secretaries of the States and specified Union Territories, Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), and the Chief Executive Officer of GSTN, for necessary information and communication to the concerned members and invitees.
The Office Memorandum can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Meeting-Notice-for-the-57th-Meeting-of-the-GST-Cou_260828_165707.pdf
