Start a business in Mumbai

Each director gives a DIN, or for a new director: Income-tax PAN (or Voter ID, Passport or Driving Licence number). Name, father's name and date of birth are verified against the PAN database; details can be fetched from DigiLocker.

Approach any one of the Certifying Authorities licensed by the CCA (list on cca.gov.in). The DSC must then be registered on the MCA portal against the director's DIN or PAN.

Fill SPICe+ Part A (name) and Part B (incorporation), file the linked forms (e-MOA, e-AOA, AGILE-PRO-S), affix the DSCs, upload and pay. AGILE-PRO-S also covers EPFO, ESIC and Maharashtra Professional Tax, and optionally GSTIN.

Certificate of Incorporation issued with CIN; PAN and TAN allotted; DINs issued to directors who did not have one.

Request the account through AGILE-PRO-S when filing SPICe+, choosing one of the integrated banks; the bank opens the account.

Submit the new registration application (REG-01) on the GST portal; PAN is validated with CBDT, then Aadhaar authentication. If biometric authentication applies, book a slot and visit the designated GST Suvidha Kendra (GSK).

An establishment engaging less than ten workers submits an online intimation of commencement of business in Form F; a receipt is issued online in Form G.

An establishment engaging ten or more workers applies online in Form A; the Facilitator scrutinises it and issues a digitally signed registration certificate in Form B.

Every employer displays, on its website and on a notice board at a conspicuous place of the premises, the hours of work, rest interval and weekly holiday in Form M.

For a new company in Maharashtra, Professional Tax registration (PTEC / PTRC) is done through the SPICe+ form (AGILE-PRO-S); no separate filing on MAHAGST.

PTEC lets the business pay Professional Tax for the entity and its professionals or owners. Create a profile on mahagst.gov.in, then New Registration under the PT Act (PTEC), Form II. Auto-approved; documents are not mandatory.

PTRC lets an employer deduct Professional Tax from employees' salary or wages and deposit it. New Registration under the PT Act (PTRC), Form I (Employers Registration Form). Auto-approved.

For a new company the EPFO registration number is issued through the SPICe+ form (AGILE-PRO-S); it is not issued separately and needs no separate filing.

Register the establishment as an employer with EPFO (employer services on epfo.gov.in, including the Shram Suvidha Portal).

EPF compliance starts once the establishment has 20 or more employees; until then no EPF compliance is required for a company registered through SPICe+.

For a new company the ESIC registration number is issued through the SPICe+ form (AGILE-PRO-S); it is not issued separately and needs no separate filing.

Online registration of the establishment and its employees, through the Shram Suvidha Portal or the ESIC Employer Portal.

ESI compliance starts once the establishment has 10 or more employees; until then no ESI compliance is required for a company registered through SPICe+.

MSME registration is fully online, paperless and based on self-declaration: Aadhaar verification with OTP, then PAN verification; investment and turnover details are taken from Government databases.

Create an account on NSWS, add the approval 'Registration as a Startup' to the NSWS dashboard, fill the application form and apply.

Search existing marks, pick the class(es), file Form TM-A online and pay the fee; then track examination, reply to objections and attend a hearing if scheduled.

Registration after acceptance, publication and any opposition proceedings.

Food services / restaurants with annual turnover up to Rs. 1.5 Cr need FSSAI registration.

Food services / restaurants with annual turnover more than Rs. 1.5 Cr to 50 Cr need a State License.

Food services / restaurants with annual turnover more than Rs. 50 Cr need a Central License.