Uttar Pradesh to hit 21 lakhs GST assessees, added 35k in Nov

Uttar Pradesh added more than 35,000 GST assesses in November, first month of granting registration within 3 days, data from GST portal showed. This is the highest increase among States, with Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ranked after UP.

With this UP is all set to touch 21 lakh mark in terms of GST assesses. Data showed that as on November 30, total number of GST assesses was more than 1.58 crore, compared to more than 1.56 crore as on October 31.

“UP’s State Tax Department initiated 20,000 structured interactions with trade associations and market bodies under the Samvad Karyakram, which enabled systematic identification of enterprises operating outside the tax net. This ground intelligence has been further strengthened through multi-department data convergence with Labour, Mining, Transport, Drug Administration, Power Departments, etc., as well as high frequency insights from payment gateways and digital commerce platforms, substantially expanding the pool of potential registrants.” Nitin Bansal, Commissioner, State Tax, Uttar Pradesh told businessline.

GSTINs

(In Lakhs / Central Formation + State Formation)

Source: GST Portal

Adding to this a senior CBIC official in Delhi said that now the big responsibility is providing hand holding to new assesses. “Addition is important but equally important is helping people to ensure compliance,” he said. Further he mentioned that granting registration in 3 days except for risky cases, have given really good results.

GST Council, in its meeting on September 3, recommended introduction of an optional simplified GST registration scheme, wherein registration shall be granted on an automated basis, within three working days from the date of submission of application. This will be applicable to low-risk applicants and applicants, who based on their own assessment, determine that their output tax liability on supplies to registered persons will not exceed ₹2.5 lakh per month (inclusive of CGST, SGST/UTGST and IGST).  The scheme will provide for voluntary opting into and withdrawal from the scheme. This will benefit around 96 per cent of new applicants. It has been made effective from November 1, 2025.

Meanwhile, in order to further expand the base of taxpayers, State Tax Department is focusing on a tech-first, intelligence-led reform initiative, anchored in advanced analytics and proactive compliance management. “A central pillar of the new approach is the deployment of AI-enabled risk engines capable of detecting non-compliance patterns, unregistered business activity and input–output mismatches across supply chains. Machine Learning (ML) models will then generate predictive signals of potential registrants, drawing on high frequency datasets such as e-way bills, digital payments, logistics records and consumption indicators,” he said.

These insights will be complemented by AI-driven behavioural nudges, customised reminders, probability-based prompts for voluntary registration and real-time guidance through chatbots and IVR systems, designed to reduce compliance friction for small and micro enterprises. Integrated dashboards will provide officers with real-time heatmaps of potential leakages, non-filers and emerging hotspots of informal activity, enabling more precise and responsive enforcement.

On the governance side, “the Department is also planning targeted risk profiling for high-growth clusters such as logistics, e-commerce, construction, hospitality, healthcare, etc. These will be reinforced through collaborative field programmes with industry bodies, integrating on-ground verification with digital signals to ensure complete and timely onboarding of eligible enterprises,” Bansal added.

Source from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/uttar-pradesh-to-hit-21-lakhs-gst-assessees-added-35k-in-nov/article70424768.ece