Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Urges Strengthening of GST Registration Process

During a review meeting with revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra and CBIC chairman Vivek Johri, Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the need for a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about the drive against fake entities. On June 17, the FM  was informed that 11,140 fraudulent registrations had already been identified, with appropriate action initiated against them. Measures such as OTP-based verification of Aadhaar and pilot programs for biometric-based authentication were discussed.