All states and Union Territories, barring Jammu and Kashmir, have passed their State GST Act, paving the way for rollout of the Goods and Services Tax from the mid-night of June 30-July 1.
While Kerala and West Bengal have issued an ordinance to approve the SGST Act, all other states and UTs have passed it in their respective legislative assemblies. “As of today, all the states and Union Territories (having assemblies), except the State of Jammu and Kashmir, have passed the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) Act,” a finance ministry statement said.
Kerala today issued an ordinance approving the SGST Act while West Bengal had issued it on June 15. “Now only one state is left i.e. the state of J&K which is yet to pass the SGST Act. Thus, almost the entire country, including all the 30 states and UTs, are now on board and ready for the smooth rollout of GST with effect from July 1,” the statement said.
Reminiscent of India’s tryst with destiny at the mid-night of August 14-15, 1947,
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had yesterday said that if any state keeps out, both its traders and consumers will suffer loss . “Because they will not get the benefit of input tax, they will have to pay tax twice and the consumers will get materials which are costlier than the rest of the country. Also, compensation package won’t be given to states who do not implement GST,” Jaitley said.
The details of the States which have passed the State GST Act till today are as follows:
Sr no | Name of the State | Date on which SGST Act passed in the Assembly |
1. | Telangana | Act Passed on 9th April 2017 |
2. | Bihar | Act Passed on 24th April, 2017 |
3. | Rajasthan | Act Passed on 26th April 2017 |
4. | Jharkhand | Act Passed on 27th April, 2017 |
5. | Chhattisgarh | Act Passed on 28th April, 2017 |
6. | Uttarakhand | Act Passed on 2nd May, 2017 |
7. | Madhya Pradesh | Act Passed on 3rd May, 2017 |
8. | Haryana | Act Passed on 4th May, 2017 |
9. | Goa | Act Passed on 9th May, 2017 |
10. | Gujarat | Act Passed on 9th May, 2017 |
11. | Assam | Act Passed on 11th May, 2017 |
12. | Arunachal Pradesh | Act Passed on 12th May, 2017 |
13. | Andhra Pradesh | Act Passed on 16th May, 2017 |
14. | Uttar Pradesh | Act Passed on 16th May, 2017 (in both the Houses) |
15. | Puducherry | Act Passed on 17th May, 2017 |
16. | Odisha | Act Passed on 19th May, 2017 |
17. | Maharashtra | Act Passed on 22nd May, 2017 |
18. | Tripura | Act Passed on 25th May, 2017 |
19. | Sikkim | Act Passed on 25th May, 2017 |
20. | Mizoram | Act Passed on 25th May, 2017 |
21. | Nagaland | Act Passed on 27th May, 2017 |
22. | Himachal Pradesh | Act Passed on 27th May, 2017 |
23. | Delhi | Act Passed on 31st May, 2017 |
24. | Manipur | Act Passed on 5th June, 2017 |
25. | Meghalaya | Act Passed on 12th June, 2017 |
26. | Karnataka | Act Passed on 15th June, 2017 |
27. | West Bengal | Ordinance Passed on 15th June, 2017 |
28. | Punjab | Act Passed on 19th June, 2017 |
29. | Tamil Nadu | Act Passed on 19th June, 2017 |
30. | Kerala | Ordinance Passed on 21st June, 2017 |
31. | Jammu & Kashmir | Yet to Pass |