New Delhi, July 4 (KNN) In a move that would give massive push to ease of doing business in the country, as many as , 22 States in India have abolished their check posts with the roll out of Goods & Services Tax (GST) in the country from July 1, 2017.

The states to do so are -

1.    Andhra Pradesh

2.    Arunachal Pradesh

3.    Bihar

4.    Gujarat

5.    Karnataka

6.    Kerala

7.    Madhya Pradesh

8.    Maharashtra

9.    Sikkim

10. Tamil Nadu

11. West Bengal

12. Chhattisgarh

13. Delhi

14. Goa

15. Haryana

16. Jharkhand

17. Odisha

18. Puducherry

19. Rajasthan

20. Telangana

21. Uttar Pradesh

22. Uttarakhand

Meanwhile, the States where check posts are in the process of being abolished are -

1.    Assam

2.    Himachal Pradesh

3.    Manipur

4.    Meghalaya

5.    Nagaland

6.    Punjab

7.    Mizoram

8.    Tripura

Meanwhile, in a press release, Government has appealed people not to start circulating wrong messages on social media as no distinction is made in the GST Law on any provision based on religion. 

“There are some messages going around in the social media stating that the temple trusts have to pay the GST while the churches and mosques are exempt. This is completely untrue because no distinction is made in the GST Law on any provision based on religion,” Ministry of Finance said in a statement.

“We request to people not to start circulating such wrong messages on social media,” the Ministry requested.