New Delhi, Today, the amended Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha for passage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to speak in the debate.

The bill has been listed by government for Monday's legislative business in the lower house.

The GST Bill has to be ratified by at least 16 states in 30 days after it is passed by the Parliament.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress have issued whips asking their members to be present in the house on Monday in view of the GST bill being taken up.

The GST Bill will replace a raft of different state and local taxes with a single unified value added tax system. This will in effect turn the country into the world’s biggest single market.

April 1 next year will be the target date for the roll-out of the GST regime, said government.