Amit Mitra asks FM Sitharaman to urgently call GST Council meeting

Points out that under the regulations governing the all-powerful body, a meeting should be held every quarter

Former West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asking her to convene a meeting of the Goods and Service Tax Council, and pointing out that as per the regulations governing the all-powerful body, a meeting should be held every quarter.

Mitra, who currently serves as Principal Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state’s Finance Department (cabinet rank), said in the letter dated November 16 that as per Rule 6 of the Procedure and Conduct of Business Regulations of the GST Council in pursuance of Article 279A (8) of the Constitution,