Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presided over the 57th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 8 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The 57th GST Council meeting convened at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the chair. State Finance Ministers and Chief Ministers also attended. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman led the 57th GST Council session at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 8 October 2026 — a key forum where the Centre and states deliberate on indirect tax policy. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The GST Council — India's apex indirect tax body comprising the Union Finance Minister and state Finance Ministers — held its 57th meeting at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 8 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi hosted the 57th GST Council meeting on 8 October 2026, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, with senior state government representatives in attendance. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
At the 57th GST Council meeting in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired deliberations on Goods and Services Tax rates and compliance policy at Bharat Mandapam. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The 57th GST Council at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 8 October 2026 brought together Finance Ministers and Chief Ministers from across India under the chairpersonship of Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 57th GST Council on 8 October 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, marking a key convening of India's federal indirect tax governance body. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is pictured during the 57th GST Council session at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 8 October 2026, as the council addressed ongoing indirect tax matters. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Inside Bharat Mandapam on 8 October 2026, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in deliberations at the 57th GST Council meeting alongside senior ministerial delegates from India's states and Union Territories. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was seen at the conclusion of the 57th GST Council gathering at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 8 October 2026, where tax policy decisions were reportedly finalised. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)