Before 1.4.2010, is it possible to
(i) Get the constitution amended?
(ii) Get the law relating to Central GST passed by Parliament?
(iii) Get the laws relating to State GST passed by all State legislatures? Do they have a model legislation?
(iv) Get the computers ready to capture and manage data? Are all the States IT ready?
We have just four and a half months to do all these and even assuming that by a miracle, we are able to do all the above, what if the scheme is stayed by a High Court?
The Direct Taxes Code which is proposed to take off in 2011 is already in the public domain and the Revenue Secretary is already into his road shows promoting the code. The GST which is to come into effect a year earlier is yet to have a code, but there will be road shows, the first of which is to be held this weekend.