GoM set up to study GST rates on COVID-related materials; Meghalaya CM appointed convenor

A Group of Ministers (GoM) has been set up to study the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates applicable on COVID-19-related materials, the Union Ministry of Finance said on May 29. The high-powered group includes finance ministers of eight states - Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Goa, Orissa, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who also holds the state's finance…