Trades from Jamnagar and Dwarka need to visit Junagadh for GST biometric

Jamnagar: The city and district of Jamnagar that has sizeable number of industries and businesses including over 7,000 factories, lacks a biometric service centre, visit to which is mandatory to obtain a new GST number. The traders and businessmen of Jamnagar and Dwarka districts therefore need to go to Junagadh for biometric which is located over 130 km away.

Jamnagar Chamber of Commerce has made representation before the government and the elected representatives and demanded GST registration services at taluka/district levels.

As per new rules, the applicants who want to do business with GST number are required to give their thumb impressions at neary biometric facility. The new system is effective from 7 November. 12 districts are covered under this new system for powers are given to Joint Commissioner level officials. However Jamnagar and Dwarka districts lack such centres and therefore applicants need to go to Junagadh based Joint Commissioner office. A demand has been made by Chamber for resolution of this issue. DeshGujarat