Ease of Doing Business
The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Project is the key driver of regulatory reforms. It ranks 190 economies on ten parameters from cradle to grave of a business cycle on a set methodology which indicate how easy it is to do business in the country.
These parameters are Starting a Business, Registering Property, Dealing with Construction Permits, Getting Electricity, Getting Credit, Paying Taxes, Trading Across Borders, Protecting Minority Investors, Enforcing Contracts and Resolving Insolvency.
Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India is the institutional anchor for the Ease of Doing Business program in the country. Under this mandate, areas of Reform have been identified by DPIIT and required reforms have already been rolled out by the CT & GST Organisation as illustrated below.
| BRAP 2024 No. | Area/ Sub-Area | AREA OF REFORM | ACTION TAKEN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | GST |
Set up service centers to assist taxpayers for e-filing of returns under the State/ Union Territory GST Act. |
Help Desks are established inall 45 Circle offices across the State. The contact details of Nodal Officers are published on the website.Click Here. |
| 202 | GST |
Establish a helpline providing basic services such as assisting users in GST Registration, preparing and filing returns under the GST Act. |
Central Help Desk has been established since 2017. Toll Free Number - 1800 345 6753; Help Desk email ID - ctdho@odishatax.gov.in |
| 203 | GST |
Constitute an Authority for Advance Ruling under the State Goods & Services Tax and publish details of application procedure and checklist on the Department’s website. |
Details of Authority for Advance Ruling under GST are published on the website.Click Here. |
| 204 | GST |
Constitute an Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling under the State Goods & Services Tax and publish details of application procedure and checklist on the Department’s website. |
Details of Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling under GST are published on the website.Click Here. |
| 206 | Professional Tax |
Ensure that information is available on website on all necessary components for availing a service such as comprehensive list of documents required, procedure with stage wise details and time for completion of each procedure / step. |
Dedicated Information page is available on the website.Click Here. |
| 207 | Professional Tax |
Mandate time-bound delivery through a legislation such as:
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Time for approval mandated under Odisha Right to Public Services Act - 7 Days. Deemed approval for Registration / Enrollment exclusively under Professional Tax Act has been introduced and the same is granted immediately upon submission of the online application. |
| 208 | Professional Tax |
States to have an online system and ensure the following features without the requirement of physical visit to the department:
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Complete online process for applying for registration / Enrollment has been made live since 2014-15 on the website of CT & GST Organisation. Click Here.. Click Here to verify the status of Registration/Enrollment under Professions Tax Act. |
| 209 | Professional Tax |
Design and implement a system for online filing of returns and for online payment of tax as provided under the State Act and rules thereunder. |
1. Online filing of Returns under this Act has been made live since 2014-15 through the Portal. Click Here. 2. Online e-Payment facility has already been introduced for Professional Act since 2014-15. |
| 210 | Professional Tax |
Mandate that the final profession tax registration certification (where applicable) will be issued within at most one (1) working day from the date of submission of application form . |
Registration / Enrollment Certificate is made available online for download after grant of registration to the applicant. Credentials to log into the portal is emailed to the applicant after grant of registration instantly. |
| 211 | Professional Tax |
Publish an online dashboard in public domain with following features:
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Online Dashboard is available on the Home page of official website.Click Here. |
