The Goods and Service Tax (GST) on December 01, 2023, issued an advisory for the Pilot Project of Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication and Document Verification for GST Registration Applicants of Andhra Pradesh.
The following key points have to be kept in mind during the GST registration process:
• An applicant can be identified on the common portal, based on data analysis and risk parameters for Biometric-based Aadhaar Authentication and taking a photograph of the applicant along with the verification of the original copy of the documents uploaded with the application.
• It will be rolled out in Andhra Pradesh on December 04, 2023.
• The said functionality now also provides for the document verification and appointment booking process. After the submission of the application in Form GST REG-01, the applicant will receive either of the following links in the e-mail,
o A Link for OTP-based Aadhaar Authentication OR
o A link for booking an appointment with a message to visit a GST Suvidha Kendra (GSK) along with the details of the GSK and jurisdiction, for Biometric-based Aadhaar Authentication and document verification (the intimation e-mail)
• At the time of the visit of GSK, the applicant is required to carry the following details.
o a copy (hard/soft) of the appointment confirmation e-mail
o the details of jurisdiction as mentioned in the intimation e-mail
o Aadhaar Number
o the original documents that were uploaded with the application, as communicated by the intimation e-mail.
For more information kindly visit this link - https://www.gst.gov.in/newsandupdates/read/616
