Why the GST Council recommended biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for new registrations

The story so far: On June 22, the GST council recommended introducing biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for GST registrations, in a phased manner. In a media interaction after the conclusion of the council meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the measures endeavour to combat fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) claims made through fake invoices. She highlighted that the measu…