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Over 12k fake entities in GST; CBIC plans biometric authentication

CBIC is working on biometric authentication of risky entities under GST as it looks to crack down on fraudsters who are misusing the PAN and Aadhaar of other people to obtain GST registration, CBIC chief Vivek Johri said. Johri further said that the tax authorities are also discussing some more tightening in the GST return filing system to limit the scope of claiming Input Tax Credit (ITC), when taxes have not been paid by suppliers in the supply chain. The biometric authentication of authorised representatives or directors or partners of a company will be made for new registration applications and existing businesses registered under Goods and Services Tax (GST) if tax officers have a suspicion that the entities are being set up only to fraudulently claim ITC. Also, geo-tagging of all entities is being planned by the officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to authenticate that the address provided during GST registration is the place from where the entity

Employees to mark attendance via Aadhaar-enabled biometric system: Centre

The Centre on Friday asked all its departments to ensure that employees working under them mandatorily mark their attendance through an Aadhaar-enabled biometric system. The move came after it noticed laxity on the part of government departments and the employees who are not marking attendance despite being registered on the system. During a recent review of the implementation of the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS), it has been observed that a large number of government employees posted across ministries/departments/organisations of the Government of India (GOI), are not marking their attendance using the system, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. Taking a serious note of the inattentiveness/laxity on the part of ministries/departments/organisations and the employees (who are not marking attendance despite being registered and active), it has been decided that "ministries/ departments/organisations (MDOs) shall ensure that the employees posted there

GSMA fined $224K over biometrics ID checks of attendees at MWC 2021

GSMA had a facial recognition system in place at the 2021 event, called BREEZZ, which offered attendees the option of using automated identity verification to enter the venue in person

How to check Aadhaar authentication history? Here's a step-by-step guide

For every Aadhaar authentication transaction performed by an Aadhaar user, the UIDAI generates a unique code to identify the transactions

IPPB revises charges for Adhaar enabled payments; here all you need to know

The India Post Payments Bank has increased charges for the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System service. The revised AePS Issuer transaction charges will be effective from December 1, 2022

Google passkeys for password-less future: Know what is it and how it works

Google passkeys is currently available for developers to test via Google Play Services beta

How to change biometric information in Aadhaar card: A step-by-step guide

Want to update your picture in Aadhaar card? Your biometrics must be updated every 10 years

Moving past Covid, Rajya Sabha Secretariat returns to biometric attendance

Biometric attendance in Rajya Sabha Secretariat which has over 1,300 employees, was introduced in August 2018; it was suspended on March 6, 2020

UIDAI should review issue of Aadhaar to children below 5 yrs: CAG

CAG pulled up UIDAI for issuance of Aadhaar to children below age of 5 years on the basis of the biometrics of their parents, saying such acts are against the basic tenets of Aadhaar Act

Covid-19 crisis: IT services companies pad up to reopen offices for staff

Apart from issuing guidelines for employees with dos and don'ts, the companies are using technology-led solutions to ensure social distancing at workplaces.

Four in a lift, facing the wall: Office etiquette in Covid-19 times

The second of a 3-part series discusses precautions taken by firms to keep employees safe

70% firms using biometric authentication will use smartphone apps: Gartner

The factors driving this shift are lower costs and improved user experience/customer experience (UX/CX) is fuelling this increasing interest in biometric authentication