Business Registration Centres to be set up in Haryana

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, SEPT 18

All establishments pursuing economic activities will have to take Business Registration Number (BRN). For this purpose, a Business Registration Centre (BRC) will be set up in every district of the Haryana by Directorate of Economic Statistics (DES).

          While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that all the entities already registered with various Authorities under different Acts can apply and obtain BRN within six months free of cost. He said that the Registering Authorities have been directed to provide lists of enterprises registered with them to the District Statistical Officer (DSO).  

          He said that Business Register essentially means the list of all establishments pursuing various economic activities relating to production and or distribution of goods and or services at a place. Such a list when completed would provide an ideal frame for conducting sample surveys and undertaking studies of various economic activities for finding their pattern and trend in the country. The BR is updated at least annually to record creations and deletions of units as well as changes in their activity, address and characteristics and stratification variables, he added.

          He said that the BRC will provide Business Registration Number (BRN) and the principal activity Code (NIC 2008) to the entrepreneur who wishes to establish any enterprise in the district. The applicant may fill up BR Form suitably developed detailing the legal name, entity type, trading name and main business address (with proof). After the receipt of the application, the BRN would be intimated by the e-mail or post to the applicant and all concerned and will be recorded in the Business register duly maintained by the District Statistical Office within preferably two working days, he added.

          He said that for setting up such centres, state government would issue a government order making it mandatory on the part of registering authorities or establishments including electricity boards, water supply authority, local bodies and municipalities to accept any application only if the BRN has been provided by the entrepreneurs. The BRN may be made compulsory for every business, bank transaction, tax payment, subsidy, relief or refund. He said that all registered authorities would have access to the related database of DES and vice versa. Web page would also be developed for the purpose with access through user code and pass word, to each registration authority with limited facility for updating of information in respect of the fields meant for them or their area of operation. The site would be maintained by District Statistical Officer under overall control of District Collector, that is, Deputy Commissioner, he added.

          He said that at state level, the Chief Secretary would be the ex-officio State Business Registrar and DCs would be District Business Register. The Director (DES) and DSO would be ex-officio Deputy State Business Registrar and Deputy District Business Registrar, respectively.

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