India counts on Aadhaar authentication to reduce tax registration fraud

India has launched a recent crackdown in a number of states to curb the rate of Input Tax Credit (ITC) evasion and fraudulent registrations related to Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The country is running a pilot for biometrics-based Aadhaar authentication in three states as part of a move to curb these tax registration irregularities, which have a heavy toll on the country’s tax revenue collection, Deccan Herald reports.

The states involved in the pilot which began in November …

aadhaar authentication biometric-authentication biometrics biometrics news civil crackdown credit digital government evasion financial services fraud fraud prevention fraudulent india input national id pilot rate registration registrations running services states tax