The State of Jammu and Kashmir joins GST today making the GST truly a “ one nation, one tax” regime.

The President of India has promulgated today two ordinances, namely, the Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Ordinance, 2017 and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Ordinance, 2017 extending the domain of Central GST Act and the Integrated GST Act to the State of Jammu and Kashmir,




Joint Clarification from the Department of Revenue and the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India regarding the circular WM-10(31)/2017 Dated 04.07.2017

Joint Clarification from the Department of Revenue and the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India regarding the circular WM-10(31)/2017 Dated 04.07.2017




Prices of appliances under UJALA revised after GST comes into effect

The prices of energy efficient appliances distributed under the Government of India’s Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All (UJALA) scheme have been revised, owing to the rollout of the Goods & Services Tax (GST). The 9W LED bulbs are priced ?70/-, 20W LED tube light ?220/- and 5-star rated fans will be available at ?1,200/- only.




Petroleum Minister to represent India at 22nd World Petroleum Congress at Istanbul, Turkey

Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be visiting Istanbul, Turkey from 10 – 12 July 2017 to represent India at the 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference.




CM Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat & Union MoS Dr Jitendra Singh address Valedictory Session of the two-Day Regional Conference on “Good Governance and Replication of Best Practices”

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat addressed the participants of 10 States and one Union Territory during the Valedictory Session of the 26th two-day Regional Conference on the theme “Good Governance and Replication of Best Practices” in Nainital today.