<P> In order to take the GST related work further, a Joint Working Group consisting of officers from Central as well as State Government was constituted . This was further trifurcated into three Sub-Working Groups to work separately on draft legislation required for GST, process / forms to be followed in GST regime and IT infrastructure development needed for smooth functioning of proposed GST . In addition, an Empowered Group for development of IT Systems required for Goods and Services Tax regime has been set up under the chairmanship of Dr. Shruti Negi . </P> <P> On 29 March 2017, CGST, IGST, UTGST and GST compensation law passed in Loksabha </P> <P> The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty - Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 19 December 2014, and passed by the House on 6 May 2015 . In the Rajya Sabha, the bill was referred to a Select Committee on 14 May 2015 . The Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha submitted its report on the bill on 22 July 2015 . The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2016, and the amended bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 8 August 2016 . </P> <P> The bill, after ratification by the States, received assent from President Pranab Mukherjee on 8 September 2016, and was notified in The Gazette of India on the same date . </P>

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