In the 53rd GST Council Meeting held on Saturday, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said that biometric authentication will be rolled out pan-India to check fake invoicing in a phased manner. To facilitate GST registration, Aadhaar biometric authentication is mandatory for new registrations across the country, the GST council recommended.
"There is going to be a rolling out of biometric-based Aadhaar authentication on an all-India basis. This will help us to combat fraudulent input tax credit claims made through fake invoices in the cases," FM Sitharaman said at the press conference after the meeting.