55th GST Council meeting: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to attend GST meeting on Saturday
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the 55th meeting of the GST Council in Jaisalmer tomorrow, December 21.
Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers, and Finance Ministers from various states, along with Finance Secretaries and senior officials, also arrived in Jaisalmer on Friday, 20 December.
Jaisalmer airport saw significant activity as leaders from across the country, including Deputy CM Diya Kumari, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, J&K CM Omar Abdullah, Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi, who arrived in special flights. . Union Finance Minister Sitharaman was received at the airport by Rajasthan Deputy CM Diya Kumari.
Local officials, including MLA Chotu Singh Bhati, District Collector Pratap Singh and SP Sudhir Chaudhary, ensured the smooth running and safety of the event. Over 2,000 security personnel have been deployed across the city, and extensive arrangements are in place to ensure the safety of over 250 VVIPs participating in the event.
The pre-meeting talks at Hotel Marriott included Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary (Bihar), Jagdish Devda (MP), Chowna Mein (Arunachal Pradesh), Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu (Telangana), and TR Zeliang (Nagaland), along with Finance Ministers from other states. and Chief Economic Adviser Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran.
The general meeting of the GST Council will begin on Saturday, December 21, from 11:00 am to 1:45 pm, followed by the second session at 4:30 pm Sitharaman will stay overnight in Jaisalmer and leave for Delhi on Sunday at 2: 25. p.m
For this event, four top hotels—Marriott, Taj Gorbandh, ITC Hotel, and Rang Mahal—were fully booked to accommodate the participants. The deliberations of the 55th GST Council meeting, chaired by Sitharaman, are expected to discuss important financial issues ahead of the budget preparations.
With input from agencies
