The Goods and Services Tax (GST) on October 30, 2024, issued an advisory for Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication and Document Verification for GST Registration for the Applicants of Ladakh.
The following key points have been stated:
• To provide that 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.
• The above-said functionality has been developed by GSTN. It has been rolled out in Ladakh on October 30, 2024.
• The said functionality 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)
• If the applicant receives the link for OTP-based Aadhaar Authentication as mentioned in above point, she/he can proceed with the application as per the existing process.
Please refer to the notification for further details.
