President gives nod to order on GST in J&K

July 07, 2017:    President Pranab Mukherjee today gave nod to an order pertaining to implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in Jammu and Kashmir.
Official sources said, the President cleared the order and sent it to Union Home Ministry for further action.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly had on Wednesday passed a resolution in this regard after which the state cabinet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti cleared a draft order for concurrence of the President.

The presidential order relates to the application of certain provisions of the Constitution of India through an order of the President issued under Article 370 that gives special status to the state.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today passed State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) law amid boycott by opposition.
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state which is yet to implement the GST which was rolled out in rest of the country on July 1.

This was the first time in the history of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly that a resolution, seeking a presidential order on a constitutional amendment, was discussed and passed.   (AIR NEWS)