Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday participated in the 57th meeting of the GST Council held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi under the chairpersonship of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
He said that Haryana is a small state, accounting for around 1.3 per cent of the country’s total geographical area and around 2 per cent of its population. Yet, Haryana collected gross GST of ₹10,097 crore in September 2026. This is the fifth-highest collection among all states and accounts for more than 7 per cent of the country’s domestic GST.
During the meeting, he also put forward the proposals. In his first proposal, he suggested providing another one-time relief in the time limit for filing appeals against orders relating to the initial years of GST, that is, financial years 2017-18 to 2019-20.
In November 2023, an opportunity to file appeals was provided for a limited period. In Haryana, there are 646 such cases in which appeals were rejected solely due to delay. These cases involve a demand of ₹567.43 crore. Behind these figures are taxpayers who want their cases to be heard on merits.
A fair and sensitive tax system should consider their difficulty. Under the previous notification, an appeal was not permitted against a demand that did not include tax. Our suggestion is that the proposed relief should cover every kind of demand, including tax, interest and penalty.
It should also cover cases where there is no tax component and the demand relates only to interest or penalty. For this limited relief, the Council may consider recommending a special procedure under Section 148.
*Clear and Practical Mechanism for Administrative Coordination*
Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that the second proposal relates to difficulties arising from enforcement actions being undertaken simultaneously by Central and State GST authorities. Taxpayers often have to face summons, investigations, inspections and other actions from both tax administrations on the same or interconnected issues.
They are then required to spend time and resources repeatedly submitting documents and presenting their case. There should be a clear and practical mechanism for administrative coordination. Haryana has proposed that a technology-based mechanism be developed for this purpose. The legitimate enforcement powers of both the Centre and the States should remain protected under this mechanism.
The Chief Minister also welcomed the proposal placed before the Haryana Council, which seeks to establish a system under which a taxpayer whose Input Tax Credit is being withheld is given an opportunity to present his case. A new form, DRC-26, has been proposed for the order withholding the credit, and this order will be communicated to the taxpayer.
Haryana has suggested that the grounds for withholding the credit should be clearly mentioned in the DRC-26 order and that the relevant documents or evidence should form part of the order. It should be mandatory for the officer to mention these grounds in the order and attach the supporting evidence.
*Welcomes New Reforms*
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that Haryana welcomes the new reforms being considered by the GST Council. Their objective is to usher in a new era of taxation based on system-driven risk assessment. These reforms also promote technology-enabled decision-making.
He said that the proposals to increase the use of automation and technology in the processes of registration, amendment, cancellation and refunds are welcome and Haryana supports them. This will save the time and energy of tax officials, enabling them to focus on more productive tasks such as preventing tax evasion.
It will also enhance transparency and make the system easier for genuine taxpayers. He also welcomed and supported the proposal for a simplified registration process for small taxpayers supplying through e-commerce operators and the system-based risk analysis mechanism for granting refunds.
*26 Per Cent Growth in the First Half*
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that in 2025-26, Haryana’s State GST revenue, including the state’s share in IGST settlement, increased from ₹39,743 crore to ₹48,289 crore. This 22 per cent growth was the highest among all states, against the national average of 6 per cent.
He said that during the first six months of the current year, State GST revenue has reached ₹29,108 crore. During the corresponding period last year, it stood at ₹23,058 crore. This represents a growth of 26 per cent, which is the second-highest among the states, against the national average of 16 per cent.
He attributed this growth to the hard work of Haryana’s industrialists, traders and service providers as well as honest taxpayers. He said that to take this growth further, the Haryana Government organised a national conference on strengthening the state’s tax revenue in Chandigarh on September 30.
*Lower Rates and Rising Revenue Have Moved Together*
Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini recalled that one year ago, following the recommendation of the Council, a simplified GST rate structure was implemented across the country from September 22, 2025. Tax rates were reduced on motor vehicles and auto parts, tractors and agricultural machinery, cement, electronic goods, textiles, food items, daily-use goods and medicines.
Life insurance and health insurance for individuals were exempted from tax. He said that while concerns over revenue at that time were natural, Haryana’s experience over the past year has been encouraging. In sectors where rates were reduced, the turnover of Haryana’s taxpayers is 33 per cent higher than a year earlier.
The increase is 52 per cent in tractors and their parts and 46 per cent in auto parts, while revenue has also continued to rise. He said that Haryana is a major automobile manufacturing hub in the country, making this particularly significant for the state. The benefit of this relief has reached farmers, middle-class families and small traders and has returned to the economy in the form of increased demand.
*Haryana’s Full Support for the Resolve of Viksit Bharat 2047*
Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi has set before the country the resolve to build Viksit Bharat by 2047. To achieve this, Haryana is continuously working to increase revenue in accordance with its economic capacity and to make better use of government resources. GST is a strong example of cooperative federalism in the country.
Any reform that makes the system simpler for honest taxpayers while safeguarding revenue takes the country closer to the resolve of Viksit Bharat. He said that under the guidance of the Prime Minister and the leadership of the Union Finance Minister, Haryana will continue to work with the Centre and all States to fulfil the resolve of Viksit Bharat.