Process of Aadhaar Authentication under GST
Aadhaar authentication is a process by which the Aadhaar number along with other biometric details of the Aadhaar holder are submitted to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) for verifying the user for his desired action or we can say for verifying its correctness. The CIDR verifies the correctness of data on the basis of information available with it. This step has been taken in order to validate the identity of Aadhaar holders easily from anywhere with the purpose to reduce fraud. In the 39th GST Council Meeting held on March 14, 2020, the idea of Aadhaar Authentication for new taxpayers was approved but its implementation was kept on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis. Later on, CBIC issued notifications about Aadhaar authentication for GST registration from 1st April 2020 which was later changed & was made optional. Currently, Aadhaar authentication is not mandatory for already registered people, non-residents, Aadhaar authentication for online GST registration is a si