New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has directed officials to decrease compliance burden While handling GST registration applications, following complaints about individuals encountering challenges during the GST registration process—primarily due to officials requesting extra documentation—an official statement from the Ministry of Finance was released on Friday addressing these issues.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the Department of Revenue at the Ministry of Finance, has received multiple complaints.

Police officers have been directed to rigorously follow the specific set of documents outlined in the registration application form.

The necessary paperwork for particular scenarios that should accompany your registration application has been detailed within the guidelines.

Police officers have been instructed not to hand out notifications due to presumed reasons, small errors, or requests for non-essential paperwork needed for handling applications.

Police officers have additionally been instructed to obtain authorization from the relevant Deputy or Assistant Commissioner when circumstances necessitate seeking documentation beyond what has been specified.

The Zonal Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioners have been instructed to develop methods for closely monitoring activities and issuing appropriate trade notifications as needed.

It has likewise been suggested that severe measures should be implemented against officers who stray from these guidelines.

This will further streamline the process of obtaining GST registration, ease. compliance burden , and foster a conducive environment for business operations.

The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax began in the nation starting July 1, 2017.

Individually, the Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues collected in March 2025 amounted to Rs 19,56,034 crore (approximately Rs 1.96 trillion). This represents an increase of 9.9 percent compared to the previous year’s figures, as reported by official government statistics.

The figures indicated that the collections for the month of March were 6.8 percent greater than the Rs 1.84 lakh crore collected in the preceding month.

GST revenues for February saw an increase of 9.1 percent, amounting to Rs 183,646 crore.

Based on the information provided, the total gross GST revenue for the previous month consisted of Rs 38,100 crore from Central GST, Rs 49,900 crore from State GST, and Rs 95,900 crore from Integrated GST. Additionally, Rs 12,300 crore was garnered through compensation cess. (ANI)