Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu Named Permanent Members of New GST Standing Committee

Exam-focused facts from the 16 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu will be permanent members of the new GST Standing Committee.
The GST Standing Committee will have officials from 12 states: five large, four medium and three small, with the remaining seats filled rotationally every two years.
India currently has 1.7 crore registered GST taxpayers, and the Centre has asked states to widen the tax base with data analytics and GSTN technology support.
States may be asked to implement B2C e-invoicing from April 1, with GSTN launching a B2C app on its portal where customers can raise invoices and businesses given incentives rather than mandates.