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UIDAI asks banks not to discontinue Aadhaar payment system, cites SC order

The clarification came after the UIDAI, or Unique Identification Authority of India, took note of a letter from the State Bank of India (SBI) to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

Linking Aadhaar with welfare schemes has left some of India's poor hungry

Aadhaar fails to eliminate the obstacles between the deprived and their entitlements

Govt will work on Aadhaar's enrolment, updation services: Prasad to CSCs

Village-level Entrepreneurs or VLEs, who run CSCs, have been asking the govt to allow them to restart Aadhaar enrolment and updation services, after the UIDAI stopped Aadhaar work through such centres

A safer Aadhaar will boost India's digital journey: UIDAI CEO Ajay Pandey

The Supreme Court had in a landmark verdict in September restricted the use of Aadhaar authentication by private entities in the absence of a legal provision

UIDAI plans passport offices-type Aadhaar Seva Kendra for 'smooth' service

Almost 114 such Kendra (or centres) in 53 cities and towns including all state capitals will be established in the first phase

UIDAI told to allay fears about Aadhaar through educational programmes

SC had last month upheld the scheme's constitutional validity but restricted the government's push to make it mandatory for various services

Govt asks telcos to stop using Aadhaar eKYC for new mobile connections

The apex court had last month in a landmark verdict restricted the use of Aadhaar by private entities in the absence of a legal provision

DoT wants telecom operators to stop Aadhaar-based biometric authentication

The deadline to submit the plan was October 15 but operators have sought more time

The Aadhaar verdict and class bias

So far, only the Delhi government has discontinued monthly Aadhaar authentication in ration shops

A Mobile app may soon replace Aadhaar for instant SIM verification

The proposed app will generate OTP after receiving pictures of the applicant and documents

Banks can continue with Aadhaar-enabled payment system, says UIDAI

A customer who wants to delink Aadhaar can go for fresh KYC, said DoT

Relax! Mobile numbers issued through Aadhaar KYC won't be disconnected

Re-verification of mobile subscribers KYC details is voluntary, said DoT and UIDAI in a joint statement

Five key lessons Malaysia can learn from India's Aadhaar experience

Experts say that private players involved in building the ecosystem should be made to abide by the 'skin in the game' principle

Taking a cue from India, now Malaysia likely to implement Aadhaar model

PM Modi, during his visit to Kuala Lumpur in May, offered Malaysia's Premier Mahathir Mohamad collaboration on matters in which India has expertise, including the Aadhaar initiative

After being barred from using Aadhaar, telcos propose new e-KYC process

Return to paper-based processes should not be an option as that will reverse the steps taken by the industry towards Digital India, say telcos

UIDAI to set up Passport Seva Kendra-type Aadhaar centres for Rs 3-4 bn

The Aadhaar Seva Kendras will provide people the facility to book prior appointment for these services, the officials familiar with the development said

What next after Aadhaar gets SC nod despite judges acknowledging its flaws

In spite of agreeing that profiling undermines civil liberties and surveillance is unconstitutional, the judges reach the conclusion that neither is possible in the Aadhaar system

Aadhaar enrolment, update services by banks, post offices to stay: UIDAI

For now there is no change or review in the norms put by the UIDAI for banks to carry out enrolment and updation activities

Aadhaar must for those seeking treatment under Ayushman Bharat a 2nd time

The move comes in the wake of a Supreme Court order declaring the Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid

Aadhaar may be India's gift to Africa that even China's $125 bn can't beat

According to the World Bank, the continent is home to 502 million of the world's identity-less individuals, half of the global total and roughly 40 of Africa's population