GST testing of biometric, geotagging authentication bogged down by data access issues: Official

The government is tightening the GST registration process by using biometrics and geotagging of office buildings to curb the creation of fake entities and stem revenue losses to the exchequer.  Pilot projects to test biometric and geotagging authentication during the GST registration process have been delayed due to disagreements over access to the Aadhaar identity database, a senior governme…