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The Unique Identification Authority of India is working on plans to take Aadhaar global, especially to enable non-resident Indians and overseas citizens of India to benefit from the digital identification technology, a senior official of the digital identity organisation said on Thursday. During a fireside chat at Global Fintech Fest 2026, UIDAI CEO Saurabh Vijay said his ambition is to make the Aadhaar infrastructure best-in-class to facilitate the platform's global expansion. "I think for Aadhaar, the focus now is making Aadhaar international. We really want to work on the interoperability part of it -- how to make it more possible. So already some PoCs (proof of concept) are happening. "Our legal framework is also going (in that direction) to make Aadhaar international. We are working on policies to make it (available) for overseas citizens of India (OCIs) so that it brings in more investment," he said. Vijay said the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched three

UIDAI has launched a new Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK and sandbox, enabling banks, fintechs, insurers and other entities to integrate secure face authentication directly into their mobile apps

UIDAI is also working on a 10-year technology roadmap that includes post-quantum cryptography, AI-based fraud detection and possible Aadhaar authentication outside India

UIDAI updates regulations to simplify Aadhaar access for children and vulnerable groups while expanding the list of accepted documents

Google Wallet now supports Aadhaar-based digital IDs in India, while expanding passport-based ID features to select global markets for easier identity verification

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UIDAI is exploring setting up a fund to back seed-stage start-ups building innovative Aadhaar-based solutions, aimed at improving the quality, security and trustworthiness of the system

Aadhaar custodian UIDAI has completed mandatory biometric updates (MBU) for one crore school children covering 83,000 schools across the country, an official statement said. A child under the age of five can enrol for Aadhaar by providing the photograph, name, date of birth, gender, address and birth certificate but the fingerprints and iris biometrics of a child are not captured for Aadhaar enrolment below the age of five as these indicators are not mature by then. Therefore, providing fingerprints and iris information in Aadhaar by following the process of MBU, upon crossing the ages of 5 and 15 years, is an essential requirement for children. Lack of MBU in Aadhaar may lead to difficulties while carrying out authentication for receiving benefits under various government schemes, registering in competitive and university examinations like NEET, JEE, CUET etc. "The UIDAI has crossed the milestone of completing over one crore Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBUs) for school-children .

After the death of a person, their Aadhaar number is deactivated to prevent identity fraud and stop misuse for claiming government welfare benefits

The government has rolled out a new Aadhaar mobile application aimed at making identity verification simpler, faster and more secure.

The app allows users to carry their Aadhaar digitally and use it for verification without showing a physical card or submitting photocopies

The revamped Aadhaar app offers online updates for mobile number and address, biometric locking, encrypted sharing and support for family accounts

The mandate was introduced by the CBDT, which targets taxpayers whose PAN was issued based on an Aadhaar Enrolment ID filed before Oct 1, 2024. or face the penalty of ₹1,000

A new rule to discourage entities like hotels, event organisers, etc, from taking photocopy of Aadhaar cards of customers and storing them in physical form will be published soon, a senior government official said. Such practices are in contravention of the present Aadhaar Act. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar told PTI that the authority has approved a new rule mandating registration of entities that seek Aadhaar-based verification like hotels, event organisers, etc, to provide them access to a new technology that will enable them to verify an individual by scanning QR code or connecting with new Aadhaar app in the works, the top official said. "The new rule has been approved by the authority and will be notified soon. It will mandate registration of offline verification-seeking entities like hotels, event organisers. The objective is to discourage paper-based Aadhaar verification," Kumar said. The new verification process will also resolve ..

The governments argued that Aadhaar does not contain an official birth certificate inside it, adding that it only shows basic identity details, not hospital or government records of birth

UIDAI has deactivated over 20 million Aadhaar numbers of deceased individuals using data from central and state agencies, aiming to prevent identity fraud and misuse of welfare benefits linked to ina

Over 20 million Aadhaar numbers belonging to people who have passed away have been deactivated, using data from states and agencies to prevent identity fraud

UIDAI will launch a mobile app for consent-based Aadhaar verification via QR codes, ending the use of photocopies and allowing users to share only required details under the DPDP Act

Organisations that have access to Aadhaar information must store it in the secure vault, says UIDAI

Abhishek Kumar Singh, who was part of a panel discussion at the Global Fintech Fest 2025, added that the NPCI is on board with this approach