<h1>Cabinet Approves CGST Amendment Bill to Extend GST Framework to Jammu and Kashmir, Replacing July Ordinance.</h1> The Union Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister, approved the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2017, following the promulgation of an Ordinance extending the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, to Jammu and Kashmir. This Ordinance, enacted on July 8, 2017, aimed to integrate the region into the national GST framework. The Amendment Bill is set to be introduced in the current parliamentary session to replace the Ordinance, ensuring the CGST Act's applicability in Jammu and Kashmir.