<h1>GST Council Meeting: Extended Deadlines, Composition Scheme Opt-In, Handicraft Exemptions, and IT Issue Resolution.</h1> The GST Council, in its 21st meeting in Hyderabad on September 9, 2017, recommended several measures to assist taxpayers. Key changes include revised due dates for filing various GST returns, with GSTR-3B continuing for August to December 2017. An option to opt for the composition scheme was extended until September 30, 2017. Exemptions from registration were granted for inter-state supplies of handicrafts and certain job work services under specific conditions. FORM GST TRAN-1 can be revised once, with an extended submission deadline of October 31, 2017. A committee and a Group of Ministers were established to address export issues and IT challenges, respectively.