Cabinet Secretariat, ministries to meet Monday on smooth GST rollout

According to another official, Finance Ministry is eager to re-examine certain sectoral issues if directed by the Prime Minister's Office

The Cabinet Secretariat — which functions under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) — has called a meeting on Monday with the finance ministry and other line ministries to review the implementation of the GST Council’s recent decisions and ensure that the new rates are notified before the September 22 deadline, according to a government official.

 

This is to see that benefits of the cuts are passed on to consumers quickly, he said. Also, it would ensure that sector-specific hurdles are identified early.

 

According to another official, the finance ministry is eager to re-examine certain sectoral issues if directed by the