Omar Abdullah Set To Introduce Five Bills In J&K Assembly

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is scheduled to introduce five government bills in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, September 28, according to the Supplementary List of Business issued by the J&K Legislative Assembly Secretariat.

The legislative business listed for the Assembly includes bills dealing with Goods and Services Tax, salaries of ministers, salaries and allowances of legislators, pension of members, and amendments aimed at decriminalising and rationalising offences for ease of living and ease of doing business.

According to the supplementary business list, the first bill listed for introduction is the J&K Goods and Services Tax Amendment Bill, 2026. Omar Abdullah, in his capacity as Minister Incharge Finance, will introduce the bill seeking to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The legislation has been listed as L.A. Bill No. 12 of 2026. It has already been published in an extraordinary issue of the Official Gazette.

The second bill is related to the salaries of ministers. Omar Abdullah, as Minister Incharge Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, will introduce a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Ministers’ and Ministers of State Salaries Act, 1956. This proposed legislation has been listed as L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2026. It has also been published in an extraordinary issue of the Official Gazette.

The Chief Minister will also introduce a bill dealing with the salaries and allowances of legislators. The bill seeks amendments to the Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Act, 1960. It has been listed as L.A. Bill No. 14 of 2026. The bill also covers matters connected with or incidental to the proposed amendments.

Another bill placed in the Assembly business is linked to pension provisions for members of the legislature. This bill seeks to amend the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Members’ Pension Act, 1984. The legislation has been listed as L.A. Bill No. 15 of 2026. It has already been published in an extraordinary issue of the Official Gazette.

The fifth bill listed for introduction concerns amendments to certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences. The stated objective of the bill is linked to ease of living and ease of doing business. The bill also proposes the repeal of certain enactments and includes matters connected with or incidental to the proposed changes. It has been listed as L.A. Bill No. 16 of 2026 and has been published in an extraordinary issue of the Official Gazette.

The Supplementary List of Business was issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Srinagar. The document is dated September 28, 2026. It has been signed by Manoj Kumar Pandit, Secretary, J&K Legislative Assembly.

The introduction of these five bills forms part of the Assembly’s legislative business scheduled for Monday. The list places the bills before the House for introduction by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in his assigned capacities, including Minister Incharge Finance and Minister Incharge Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.