Finance Ministry constitutes GoM on issues relating to Lottery

In pursuance of decision in the 32nd Meeting of GST Council held on 10th January 2019 at New Delhi, a Group of Ministers (GoM) on issues relating to lottery has been constituted.

The ‘GoM for Lottery’ shall consist of the following:

Sl. No.	Name	Designation and State
1	Shri Sudhir Mungantiwar	Finance Minister, Government of Maharashtra	Convener
2	Dr. T.M. Thomas Isaac	Finance Minister, Government of Kerala	Member
3	Dr. Amit Mitra	Finance Minister, Government of West Bengal	Member
4	Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma	Finance Minister, Government of Assam	Member
5	Shri Mauvin Godinho	Minister of Panchayat, Government of Goa	Member
6	Shri Manpreet Singh Badal	Finance Minister, Government of Punjab	Member
7	Shri Krishna Byre Gowda	Finance Minister, Government of Karnataka	Member
8	Shri Jarkar Gamlin	Minister, Taxes and Excise, Government of Arunachal Pradesh	Member

            The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the GoM for lottery shall be as follows:

1. Whether the disparity in tax structure on the same product/commodity be continued or a uniform rate be prescribed for both;
2. Whether private persons authorized by the States are misusing the lower rate and getting enriched themselves at the cost of the State and suggest measures to curb it;
3. Examine any other issue related to enforcement including the legal frame work, so as to prevent evasion of tax on lottery and suggest appropriate tax rate to address the problem;
4. The GoM on issues relating to lottery shall be assisted by a Committee of officers from the Centre and the States as convened by the GoM;
5. Secretary of the GoM on issues relating to lottery shall be Shri Manish Sinha, Joint Secretary (TRU-II), CBIC;
6. The GoM for lottery shall submit its report to GST Council in next Meeting for consideration of the GST Council