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The Central Government has revealed alarming figures related to fraudulent GST registrations obtained using forged PAN and Aadhaar credentials, exposing large-scale misuse of personal identity documents for fake billing and input tax credit (ITC) fraud. Responding to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha on December 15, 2025, the Ministry of Finance disclosed that more than 10,000 fake GST registrations have been detected over the last two and a half financial years, involving estimated tax ev
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FAQ :
An estimated £31,000 crore (approximately £31 billion) in tax evasion has been linked to fake GST registrations.
Over 10,000 fake GST registrations have been detected in the last two and a half financial years.
These registrations were primarily created using forged or misused PAN and Aadhaar credentials, often without the individuals' knowledge.
The government has conducted nationwide drives involving physical verification of business premises, leading to the suspension or cancellation of fake registrations. Enforcement actions, including arrests and prosecutions, have also been initiated.
New measures include biometric-based Aadhaar authentication, risk-based system scoring, geo-tagging of business premises, mandatory bank account verification, and advanced analytics to detect misuse of credentials.
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