Small and low-risk businesses will get GST registration within 3 working days as the GST department is launching a simplified GST registration scheme for small and medium businesses from Saturday (November 1, 2025). Small and low-risk business applicants that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system identifies based on data analysis, or applicants who self-assess that their output tax liability will not exceed ₹2.

5 lakh per month (including CGST, SGST/UTGST and IGST), will be able to opt for this scheme. The GST Council, comprising central and state finance ministers, had approved the simplified registration scheme in its September 3 meeting.

The scheme will provide an option to voluntarily join the scheme and exit from it. Speaking at the inauguration of the CGST building in Ghaziabad, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said 96% of new applicants are expected to benefit from the simplified GST registration scheme from November 1.

Ms Sitharaman had said, “The task of the field formation is to operationalize it and ensure that there is no friction in the process. ” The minister had also asked the CBIC to set up a dedicated help desk at GST Seva Kendras for GST registration to facilitate taxpayers in the application process.

Currently more than 1. 54 crore businesses are registered under GST.