The President approved GST for Jammu & Kashmir on July 7, 2017, making it the final state to adopt the new tax regime.
On July 7, 2017, the President of India officially sanctioned an order enabling the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be enforced within the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The state government of J&K had previously passed a resolution in its assembly on Wednesday, clearing the draft order for presidential approval. Given Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional standing, the state possesses the authority to legislate its own tax regulations. While all other Indian states had already adopted the GST laws, J&K remained the sole state where this new tax framework had not yet been introduced. This development was initially reported by First Post.
