The Government (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) will soon introduce Business Identification Number (BIN) for Companies, doing away with multiple registration numbers a single entity needs to obtain for various regulatory purposes.

The BIN would act as an identification number for different regulatory purposes and do away with the need for procuring separate registration numbers such as Company Identification Number and Labour Identification Number. As per the proposal, the Permanent Account Number (PAN) may
become the BIN for companies. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is discussing the matter with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The DIPP is expected to come out with the BIN in the next 2-3 months. It will help in reducing the time of registration processes of the Companies.