Steps involved in starting business in India

Registration Requirements:
Time to
No: Procedure Cost to complete:
complete:
1 Obtain director identification number (DIN) 1 day INR 100
online from the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs portal (National)
2 Obtain digital signature certificate online 3 days INR 1,500
from private agency authorized by the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (National)
3 Reserve the company name online with 2 days INR 500
the Registrar of Companies (ROC)
(National)
4 Stamp the company documents at the 1 day INR 1,300 (INR 200 for MOA
State Treasury (State) or authorized bank + INR 1,000 for AOA for every
(Private) INR 500,000 of share capital
or part thereof + INR 100 for
stamp paper for declaration
Form 1)
5 Get the Certificate of Incorporation from 5 days INR 14,133 (see comments)
the Registrar of Companies, Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (National)
6 Make a seal (Private) 1 day INR 350 (cost depends on the
number of seals required and
the time period for delivery)
7* Obtain a Permanent Account Number 7 days INR 67 (INR 60 application fee
(PAN) from an authorized franchise or + 12.36% service tax + INR 5
agent appointed by the National for application form, if not
Securities Depository Ltd. (NSDL) or the downloaded)
Unit Trust of India (UTI) Investors
Services Ltd., as outsourced by the
Income Tax Department (National)
8* Obtain a Tax Account Number (TAN) for 7 days INR 57 (INR 50 application fee
income taxes deducted at source from the + 12.36% service tax)
Assessing Office in the Mumbai Income
Tax Department
9* Register with the Office of Inspector, 2 days INR 6,500 (INR 2000 + 3
Shops, and Establishment Act times registration fee for trade
(State/Municipal) refuse charges)
10* Register for Value-Added Tax (VAT) at 12 days INR 5,100 (registration fee
the Commercial Tax Office (State) INR 5000 + stamp duty INR
100)
11* Register for Profession Tax at the 2 days No cost
Profession Tax Office (State)
12* Register with Employees’ Provident Fund 12 days No cost
Organization (National)
13* Register for medical insurance at the 9 days No cost
regional office of the Employees’ State
Insurance Corporation (National)

* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.   [Source]

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