Airtel rolls out 20k units of Aadhaar-based e-KYC

Country’s top operator Bharti Airtel today said it has rolled out over 20,000 units of Aadhaar-based e-KYC solutions across the country.
 

The Sunil Mittal-owned firm plans to have the solution in over 500,000 stores across the country in the coming months.

Airtel has led the rollout of Aadhaar-based e-KYC solution following the notification by the Department of Telecommunications. The initiative has received positive response from customers as it enables instant activation of Airtel mobile SIMs. The digital verification, which is fully secure, also eliminates paperwork and benefits the environment.

Airtel said over 50,000 customers, including those in rural India, have been on board on daily basis by using this digital solution. The company expects the number of such customers to grow multifold as it ramps up the rollout of devices.

Ajai Puri, Director, Operations (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel: “We plan to deploy this solution in majority of our general trade stores, including those in rural pockets. We believe this initiative is a great case study for government’s Digital India vision.” 

Under the Aadhaar-based instant verification process, customers purchasing a new mobile connection need to submit or verify their biometrics at the point of sale. The details will be instantly matched with the UIDAI database and following the validation, the connection will be activated instantly in the name of the customer.