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October 2026
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Foreign TradeCabinet approves Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA) as an SPV; technical appraisal for central infrastructure projects of ₹500 crore or more
Projects of ₹500 crore or moreNew facilityThe Union Cabinet on 6 October 2026 approved the setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle, the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), for research, planning, appraisal, monitoring and impact assessment in transportation and logistics. ITLA will prepare a National Transport Master Plan, technically appraise Government of India infrastructure projects costing ₹500 crore or more, and build a National Transport Data Repository using sources such as GSTN e-way bill, FASTag and Vahan. The release does not say when ITLA will start functioning.
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GSTGST portal opens “Multistate Registration”: apply for several States under one PAN in one go
One PAN, many StatesNew facilityGSTN has added a Multistate Registration tab on the portal home page. Common details are entered once through a Master TRN and flow into each State application. For now it is only for normal taxpayers.
September 2026
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GSTNew DSC token issued on or after 21 September 2026? Upgrade to emSigner 3.3 for the GST portal
emSigner 3.3Action neededGSTN has released emSigner version 3.3 for tokens issued on or after 21 September 2026. Older versions will not work with the new tokens; existing working DSCs need no change.
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GSTGST appeal in Form APL-01 can now be filed even when the demand order shows NIL or zero
APL-01 opens for NIL demandReliefGSTN has removed the portal validation that stopped appeals against demand orders showing a NIL or zero amount, where the liability is disputed and the payment was made before the order.
August 2026
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CustomsRaw sugar imported under Advance Authorisation and moved to TRQ: IGST to be paid on a reassessed Bill of Entry, interest waived
Interest waivedClarifiedCircular 37/2026-Customs lays down how an Advance Authorisation holder pays the earlier-exempted IGST at the port of import after the one-time conversion to the Tariff Rate Quota scheme, so that input tax credit can flow to GSTN.
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