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Headline: Sitharaman Urges GST Officials: Embrace Tech, Ease Burden on Taxpayers

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh – October 24, 2025 – Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today called on Goods and Services Tax (GST) officials to leverage technology and data-driven approaches to streamline the tax registration process and reduce the burden on taxpayers. Speaking at the inauguration of a new Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Bhawan in Ghaziabad, Sitharaman emphasized that the onus of providing paperwork should not fall on taxpayers, but rather on the GST system itself.

“Technology and risk-based parameters must do the heavy lifting, and not the taxpayers,” she stated, addressing tax officials. “We do not want anybody from the field formation adding one little more burden on the taxpayers.”

Sitharaman announced a simplified GST registration process set to launch on November 1, 2025. This new system will offer “automatic” registration within three working days for two categories of applicants: those identified by the system through data analysis and those who self-assess their output taxability will not exceed Rs 2.5 lakh rupees per month. The Finance Minister predicted that this reform would benefit 96% of new applicants and instructed officials to ensure a smooth operationalization of the process.

She also urged senior officials to ensure that GST Seva Kendras (service centers) across the country are adequately staffed and maintained to provide taxpayers with timely and high-quality assistance. Sitharaman reiterated that the goal of ongoing GST reforms is to create a more efficient, equitable, and growth-oriented system.

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