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The government will roll out a simplified goods and services tax (GST) registration system from November 1, 2025, granting automatic approvals within three working days for most new applicants, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday. The measure, part of the GST 2.0 reforms package approved earlier by the GST Council, aims to ease compliance and reduce human interface in the registration process.
Under the new framework, automatic registration will be available in two cases — applicants identified by the system based on risk and data analysis, and those who self-assess that their output tax liability will not exceed ~2.5 lakh per month. Nearly 96 per cent of new applicants will benefit from this simplified approval route, according to Sitharaman.
Speaking after inaugurating the new CGST Bhawan in Ghaziabad, Sitharaman said the government’s focus was now shifting from policy design to field-level execution. She urged central and state GST formations to operationalise the reforms without friction, and ensure that the system works “by design, not by discretion”.
Reiterating the principle behind the next generation of GST reforms, Sitharaman said the tax administration must treat taxpayers with dignity while maintaining firmness against evasion. “Taxpayers should feel they are honourably treated, as they are the taxpayers to the nation. If there are people who are bad sheep among taxpayers, follow the protocol to catch hold of them. But don’t look at everybody with suspicion,” she told officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
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