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UIDAI working on getting future technology for better service delivery: CEO

Garg added that the UIDAI would look at partnering with other nations and help them learn from India's Aadhaar example

Concept of Aadhaar data vault fallacious; impacting purpose: Sharma

R S Sharma criticised some of the restrictions imposed by the Unique Identification Authority of India over use of the unique ID due to apprehensions around privacy

UIDAI working to make smartphones as 'universal authenticator': CEO

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is looking at using smartphones as "universal authenticator" to establish a resident's identity, a top official said on Wednesday

58 Aadhaar Seva Kendras out of planned 166 functional now: UIDAI CEO

The Unique Identification Authority of India has made 58 out of the planned 166 Aadhaar Seva Kendras operational till now, a top official of the organisation said on Sunday

UIDAI plans to open 166 standalone Aadhaar enrolment and update centres

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has plans to open 166 standalone Aadhaar enrolment and update centres across the country, an official statement said on Saturday.

UIDAI slashes Aadhaar authentication charge to Rs 3 from Rs 20: CEO

Aadhaar custodian UIDAI has slashed the price for authentication by customers to Rs 3 from Rs 20 per instance to enable entities leverage its infrastructure

Aadhaar seeding must for EPF deposits from Sept, extended for north-east

Specified industries such as construction, plantation also given time till December 31

EPFO defers Aadhaar seeding with UANs for Northeast, certain industries

Retirement fund body EPFO has deferred implementation of its order mandating filing of PF returns with Aadhaar-verified universal account numbers (UAN) till December 31, 2021, for all seven states in the northeast and for certain class of industries like building & construction and plantations. This will give more time to employers to link their employees Aadhaar number with PF accounts or UAN in the northeastern states and certain industries having less penetration of Aadhaar in UANs. Earlier, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had extended the deadline for Aadhaar seeding with UANs for all subscribers to September 1, 2021 from June 1, 2021. This is the second extension of the deadline, though for a region and certain industries. An EPFO office order circulated last week showed that the date of implementation for filing ECR (electronic challan cum receipt or PF return) with Aadhaar verified UANs has been extended to 31 December, 2021 for administrative zone of ...

Sebi asks investors to link PAN with Aadhaar by Sep for smooth transactions

Failing to comply with this, a person's Permanent Account Number (PAN) card will become inoperative, which means incomplete Know Your Customer (KYC) details.

No outages in facility linking Aadhaar with PAN, EPFO: UIDAI

UIDAI said because of an essential security upgrade in its systems in a phased manner over the last week, some intermittent service interruptions were reported

HC seeks UIDAI, Centre's response on new Aadhaar to existing card holders

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from Centre and UIDAI on a petition seeking mechanism and procedure for issuance of new Aadhaar number to existing card holders.

Game changer: Making sense of open source software in digital economy

Earlier government projects used open-source technology, but the codes were never opened up to the larger community, reports Neha Alawadhi

EPFO defers filing of PF return with Aadhaar seeded UANs till September 1

Retirement fund body EPFO on Tuesday deferred implementation of its order mandating filing of PF returns with Aadhaar-verified universal account numbers (UAN) till September 1, 2021. This will give more time to employers to link their employees Aadhaar number with PF accounts or UAN. Earlier, the EPFO had set the deadline of June 1, 2021. The date of implementation for filing ECR (electronic challan cum receipt or PF return) with Aadhaar verified UANs has been extended to September 1, 2021, showed an office order issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The EPFO had issued office order for the field staff on June 1 saying that the ECR shall be allowed to be filed only for those members, whose Aadhaar numbers are seeded and verified with the UAN, with effect from June 1, 2021. The EPFO had decided to make Aadhaar seeding compulsory after a labour ministry notification in this regard. A notification was issued by the labour ministry on May 3, which mandated the .

UIDAI proposes biometric lock, offline verification in new draft rules

In case of a locked Aadhaar, the UIDAI will allow the resident to authenticate using Virtual ID or other means

No denial of Covid-related services if person does not have Aadhaar: UIDAI

The agency said that in case of any such denial of service or benefit, the matter should be brought to the knowledge of the higher authorities of concerned departments.

Showing PAN-Aadhaar for Covid treatment not practical: Experts

It would have been more effective, they say, if the exemption in cash payment had been given without any caveats and for a longer period

Meanwhile, the good news: A look at another side of the India story

T N Ninan looks at Credit Suisse India Strategist Neelkanth Mishra's four-part article series in Business Standard and how it spells hope at a time when a health care crisis has pervaded the country

NBFCs are key to reaching underserved segments

Most small borrowers don't have other standard KYC documents and hence Aadhaar authentication becomes critical

How Aadhaar has mobilised technology at the grass-root level in India

The system has significantly improved financial inclusion, access to public documents and services, tax compliance, retail payments and the management of government subsidies

Women still prefer cash transactions followed by AadhaarPay: Survey

A majority of women still prefer doing cash transactions followed by AadhaarPay, according to a survey.