Lok Sabha Question No. 1059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Delay in GST Registration for Businesses
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1059

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 29 th  JULY, 2024 /7 Shravan, 1946 (Saka)

## Delay in GST Registration for Businesses

1059 Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the average time taken for approval of GST registration for businesses;
- (b) the reasons for the delay in the approval of GST registration for businesses; and
- (c) the grievance redressal mechanisms for the businesses to complain/enquire regarding the delay in GST approval?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a): The number of GST registrations granted for taxpayers, other than Non-Resident Taxpayers, Unique  Identification  Number,  Online  Information  and  Database  Access  or  Retrieval,  and registrations taken for the purpose of Tax deduction at Source / Tax Collection at Source from April, 2023 to June, 2024 is given below: -

| Period                              | Registration granted with Clarification   | Registration granted without clarification   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1 st April 2023 to 31 st March 2024 | 9,04,598                                  | 10,27,718                                    |
| 1 st April 2024 to 30 th June 2024  | 2,06,284                                  | 2,37,473                                     |

The average time taken for approval of GST registration for taxpayers, other than Non-Resident Taxpayers, Unique Identification Number, Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval, and registrations taken for the purpose of Tax deduction at Source / Tax Collection at Source, is given below: -

| New Registration Applications (without any clarification)   | 8.61 Calendar days   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| New Registration Applications (clarification requested)     | 17.69 Calendar days  |

The average time for approval of GST registration for the above period is 12.82 days from the date of Application (Application Reference Number generation).

- (b): As per Rule 9 of CGST Rule, 2017, the registration is required to be granted within a period of 7 working days in cases where the applicant has undergone Aadhaar authentication. In case where additional clarification, information or documents are sought, then registration is required to  be  granted  within  7  days  from  the  date  of  furnishing  of  such  clarification  information  or documents. As can be seen from above, the registration is generally done within the prescribed time limit.
- (c): A taxpayer can use the following channels to register a complaint or make an inquiry regarding GST registration: -
1. Toll-Free Number: Call the GSTN at 1800-102-1786. This number is operational seven days a week from 9 am to 9 pm.
2. Self-Service Portal: Log a service request through GSTN's self-service portal at selfservice.gstsystem.in.
3. Online Chat: For a quick response, taxpayers can chat with GSTN via GITA, hosted on the selfservice portal.

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