New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), an autonomous body under the Union ministry of education, has invited proposals for organising seminars, conferences and conclaves on the implications of next-generation Goods and Service Tax (GST) reforms in shaping India's economic and social landscape,officials said on Wednesday. ICSSR will accept proposals from Indian academicians, researchers, and scholars between November 1 and December 1, which will be evaluated by an expert panel, officials said, adding that the council plans to support around 100 proposals, with an aim to "encourage meaningful academic deliberations", offering financial assistance of up to Rs.8 lakh for each approved seminar, conference, or conclave to be held from January 2026. The ICSSR's "special call" for organising public events on GST reforms and its socio-economic impact comes just a month after the roll-out of the next-generation GST reforms, which took effect on September 22. ICSSR has said that the organisers of events may include research presentations, academic discussions, workshops, round tables, panel discussions, and public dialogue to disseminate and deliberate on the "structural impact and transformative potential of GST reforms." ".The reformed GST regime will also reinforce the objectives of the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission by strengthening India's self-reliant economic architecture through a progressive and growth-oriented tax policy, realising the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047," reads the concept note for the initiative issued by ICSSR on Wednesday. Member secretary, ICSSR, Dhananjay Singh, said it is the mandate of the council to create platforms for informed discussions on government reforms and initiatives. "In line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, we want to engage the youth of the country in debates on social, political and economic reforms. ICSSR will compile policy briefs, discussion papers and outcomes emerging from these events for wider dissemination," Singh said, adding organisers of selected events will get grants of up to Rs.8 lakh per seminar or conference as per ICSSR guidelines. "...We hope to sanction around 100 proposals for holding events on GST reforms and their impact," he added....