Hon’ble Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharam in her Budget Speech on 1st day of February, 2021, omitted Section 35(5) and substituted Section 44 by Section 110 & 111 of the Finance Act, 2021 respectively in the CGST Act, 2017, so as to remove the mandatory requirement of furnishing a Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) duly audited by a Practicing Chartered Accountant or a Cost Accountant.
Source Taxguru