CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who chaired the 35th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council Meeting in New Delhi?
A
Nirmala Sitharaman
B
Anurag Singh Thakur
C
Girish Chandra Murmu
D
Vipul Bansal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -08 min read. 35th GST Council Meeting was held on 21 June 2019 at New Delhi, after a long gap of more than three months. This was the first council meeting chaired by the re-elected government and India’s second woman Union Finance Minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman .

Detailed explanation-2: -Nirmala Sitharaman is the chairperson of the GST Council.

Detailed explanation-3: -The chairman of the GST Council of India is the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The GST Council is a joint forum of the Center and the States, established by the President in accordance with Article 279A(1). The governing body of GST is the GST Council.

Detailed explanation-4: -Composition of the Goods and Services Tax Council There are, in total, 33 GST Council members. The Union Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, is the Chairperson.

Detailed explanation-5: -The current Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is the current chairman of the GST Council. The Governing body of the GST is the GST Council. The GST Council has 31 members representing the States and Union Territories.

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