<h1>Traders' Welfare Board endorses Next-Gen GST reforms, backs local goods campaign and nationwide outreach for retailers</h1> A government-appointed traders' welfare board held its seventh meeting in the national capital to discuss retail trade policy input, promote a 'local goods' campaign via a released poster, and endorse recently implemented Next-Gen GST reforms effective 22 September 2025. The board praised the GST changes as reducing rates on 375 items-promoting affordability across consumer goods, vehicles and insurance-and cited estimated sectoral savings. The board committed to nationwide outreach, referred stakeholder representations to relevant ministries for action, and invited further suggestions to improve awareness of and access to government welfare measures, regulatory simplification, and compliance reduction for the retail and trading sectors.