Question 4451
The first state in India to pass the GST legislation in the Assembly was _________.
Answer
Assam
Why?
The correct answer is Assam. Key Points The first state in India to pass the GST legislation in the Assembly was Assam. Goods and Service Tax is an indirect tax implemented in India on 1st July 2017. GST was passed as the 101 st amendment act . It came into force on 1 st July 2017. The GST was first implemented in France. The concept of GST was first introduced in the Parliament by P. Chidambaram in 2005. The different tax slabs under the GST are 0%, 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%. One nation, one tax, one market is the motto of the GST. Indian GST is based on the Canadian model and was made on the recommendation of the Vijay Kelkar Committee. GST has been implemented under Article 279 of the Indian Constitution. GST was the 122 nd Constitutional Amendment Bill introduced in the Parliament of India. Important Points As of April 2022: State Chief Minister Governor Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel Acharya Devvrat Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Jagdish Mukhi Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mangubhai C. Patel Tamil Nadu M K Stalin R.N. Ravi
