New Delhi, July 27 (KNN) The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for amendment of the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 1954 by way of the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2017. 

The approval paves the way for applicability of Goods and Services Tax regime in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. 

The Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2017 has already been notified in Gazette of India on 6th July, 2017 after the assent of the President. (PIB Inputs)