List of State Code used in GSTIN Structure:

List of State Code used in GSTIN Structure:

Following is list of State Code shown in first two digit in 15 Character GSTIN 

 

STATE NAME	STATE CODE
JAMMU AND KASHMIR	1
HIMACHAL PRADESH	2
PUNJAB	3
CHANDIGARH	4
UTTARAKHAND	5
HARYANA	6
DELHI	7
RAJASTHAN	8
UTTAR PRADESH	9
BIHAR	10
SIKKIM	11
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	12
NAGALAND	13
MANIPUR	14
MIZORAM	15
TRIPURA	16
MEGHLAYA	17
ASSAM	18
WEST BENGAL	19
JHARKHAND	20
ODISHA	21
CHATTISGARH	22
MADHYA PRADESH	23
GUJARAT	24
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU (NEWLY MERGED UT)	26*
MAHARASHTRA	27
ANDHRA PRADESH(BEFORE DIVISION)	28
KARNATAKA	29
GOA	30
LAKSHWADEEP	31
KERALA	32
TAMIL NADU	33
PUDUCHERRY	34
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS	35
TELANGANA	36
ANDHRA PRADESH (NEWLY ADDED)	37
LADAKH (NEWLY ADDED)	38

Understanding meaning and structure of GSTIN number

Understanding meaning and structure of GSTIN number

    GSTIN is acronym of  Goods and Service Tax Identification Number issued to all persons registered under Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 and its allied Act. It is PAN (Permanent Account Number) based unique identification number allotted to every persons registered under GST Acts.

    It is a 15 digit number structured as NNAAAAA0000AXZ0, which can be explained in three parts:

i) first two digits 'NN' are numerical, representing the state code in which the business is registered. A person may have business in more then one state, he will have to apply for registration in all states where he is carrying business. He will be alloted seperate GSTIN for all states and state 

ii) next ten digit AAAAA0000A represent PAN of registered person, thus 3rd to 12th digit are PAN of he person.

iii) 13th number indicates the serial number of business registered by the person in a particular state. If a person has more then one business segment and he keeps separate account of different business segments. He has a option to apply for different GSTIN for all such different business segments. In case of first registration, the 13th digit will be 1, for the next registration it will be 2, 3, ........upto 9. After digit 9, the 13th digit of GSTIN is represented by Alphabetic A to Z.  The 14th Digit is Z and the last and fifteenth digit is check digit represented by number 1 to 9.

    To obtain GSTIN, the person has to apply for registration on GST portal at https://www.gst.gov.in

List of State Code used in GSTIN Structure

 Understanding meaning and structure of PAN number

List of Maharashtra State Public Holiday in 2016

List of Gazetted Holidays in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra Government has declared 20 days as Public Holidays for 2016.

In addition to this 4 holidays fall on Sunday.

1st April, 2016 (Tuesday) be Bank Holiday to enable banks to close accounts.

The holidays are declared as Public Holidays u/s. 25 of Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 Notification No.,PHD-1115/216/C.R. 229/XXIX, Government of Maharashtra, dt/ 24th November, 2015

Sr. No.	Holiday	Date	Day
1	Republic Day	26th January, 2016	Tuesday
2	Chatrapati Shivaji Jayanti	19th February, 2016	Friday
3	Mahashivratri	7th March, 2016	Monday
4	Holi (2nd Day)	24th March, 2016	Thursday
5	Good Friday	25th March, 2016	Friday
6	Gudi Padwa	8th April, 2016	Friday
7	Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar Jayanti	14th April, 2016	Thursday
8	Ram Navmi	15th April, 2016	Friday
9	Mahavir Jayanti	19th April, 2016	Tuesday
10	Buddha Pournima	21st May, 2016	Saturday
11	Ramzan Id (Id-Ul-Fitar)	6th June, 2016	Wednesday
12	Independence Day	15th August, 2016	Monday
13	Parsi New Year (Shaneshahi)	17th August, 2016	Wednesday
14	Ganesh Chaturthi	5th September, 2016	Monday
15	Bakri Id (Id-Ul-Zua)	13th September, 2016	Tuesday
16	Dasara	11th October, 2016	Tuesday
17	Moharum	12th October, 2016	Wednesday
18	Diwali (Balipratipada)	31st October, 2016	Monday
19	Guru Nanak Jayanti	14th November, 2016	Monday
20	Id-E-Milad	12th December, 2016	Monday

In Addition following 4 holidays fall on Sunday.

Sr. No.	Holiday	Date	Day
1	Maharashtra Din	1st May, 2016	Sunday
2	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	2nd October, 2016	Sunday
3	Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)	30th October, 2016	Sunday
4	Christmas	25th December, 2016	Sunday

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