The government on Saturday extended the deadline for filing of GSTR-1 or sales return for July by a month till October 10, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. Earlier, the filing for GSTR-1 was supposed to end on September 10.

Besides this, artisans with a turnover of up to Rs. 20 lakh have also been exempted from registration under GST, said West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra. A three-member committee has been formed to look into the GSTN glitches, he added.

Also, the deadline for filing of GSTR-3B has been extended by four months, Jammu and kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu stated.

The decisions came after the 21st meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, was held in Hyderabad.

Addressing the media, Mr Jaitley also stated that around 70 per cent registrants have filed GST so far and nearly Rs. 95,000 crore of revenue has been collected so far. #casansaar
(Source - NDTV, Economic Times) Confirm 

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