{"id":10369,"date":"2025-08-04T12:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/?p=10369"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:10:01","slug":"advisory-enhancements-in-biometric-functionality-allowing-directors-to-opt-for-biometric-authentication-in-their-home-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/advisory-enhancements-in-biometric-functionality-allowing-directors-to-opt-for-biometric-authentication-in-their-home-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory: Enhancements in Biometric Functionality &#8211; Allowing Directors to Opt for Biometric Authentication in Their Home State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GSTN  has issued an advisory dated Mar 3rd, 2025 on e<strong>nhancements in Biometric  Functionality &#8211; Allowing Directors to Opt for Biometric Authentication in Their  Home State.<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p>You  may be aware that new GST registration applicants who opt for Aadhaar  authentication are required to undergo the process either through OTP  verification or Biometric Authentication at a designated GST Suvidha Kendra  (GSK), based on system-driven data analysis. To facilitate a seamless process,  GSTN provides a slot booking facility, with the link shared in the intimation  email sent to the applicant.\n<\/p>\n<p>As per  the existing system, applicants selected for Biometric Authentication must  visit the designated GSK mapped to their jurisdiction. However, GSTN has now  introduced an additional facility allowing certain Promoters\/Directors to  complete their Biometric Authentication at any GSK in their Home State.\n  <\/p>\n<p>This  facility applies to individuals listed in the Promoter\/Partner tab for the  following types of businesses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Public Limited Company<\/li>\n<li>Private Limited Company<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited Company<\/li>\n<li>Foreign Company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under  this enhancement, such Promoters\/Directors can now choose any available GSK  within their Home State in India (as per REG-01) for Biometric Authentication.\n  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key  Points to Note<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If a new registration application is selected for Biometric Authentication,  an intimation email will be sent to the applicant. Eligible Promoters\/Directors  will be given the option to select any GSK in their Home State through this  email.<\/li>\n<li>To avail of this option, such Promoter\/Director must follow the instructions  provided in the intimation email and select a GSK within their home state.<\/li>\n<li>The selection of a GSK in the Home State is a one-time facility and cannot  be changed once selected. Promoters\/Directors are advised to choose their GSK  carefully.<\/li>\n<li>This facility is currently available in 33 States\/UTs where Biometric  Authentication has been enabled. It will soon be extended to the remaining  three states: Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Sikkim. Such Promoters\/Directors whose  Home State is other than Uttar Pradesh, Assam, or Sikkim can opt for any GSK in  their Home State.<\/li>\n<li>Upon selection of a Home-State GSK, the Promoter\/Director will receive an  email confirmation, along with a new slot booking link.<\/li>\n<li>Using the provided link, the Promoter\/Director can book a slot at their  convenience, subject to availability at the chosen GSK.<\/li>\n<li>The required photo capture and Biometric Authentication process will be  completed at the selected GSK in the Home State.<\/li>\n<li>If a Promoter\/Director has already completed the biometric process, they  will not be required to undergo it again.<\/li>\n<li>If the Promoter\/Director and the Primary Authorized Signatory (PAS) are the  same person, the Home-State GSK selection option will not be available. The PAS  must visit the designated jurisdictional GSK for the required process,  including document verification.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure a smooth process, it is advised that the Promoter\/Director  completes Biometric Authentication before the Primary Authorized Signatory  visits the GSK.<\/li>\n<li>Opting for Biometric Authentication at a GSK in the home state is not  mandatory. Promoters\/Directors can visit their designated jurisdictional GSK if  preferred.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> Taxpayers  are requested to follow this advisory for the smooth processing of their GST  registration applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025\/08\/5.png<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10369"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10371,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10369\/revisions\/10371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}