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Amit Agrawal appointed UIDAI CEO, Subodh Kumar Singh named DG NTA

Senior IAS officers Amit Agrawal and Subodh Kumar Singh have been appointed as CEO Unique Identification Authority of India and director general of the National Testing Agency, respectively, as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre. Both Agrawal (1993 batch) and Singh (1997 batch) are Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers of the Chhattisgarh cadre. Agrawal, additional secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority in the rank and pay of additional secretary to the Government of India, a Personnel Ministry order said. Singh, who is currently additional secretary in the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has been named as the NTA's director general, it said. Richa Sharma, additional secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has been moved to

UIDAI launches national drive to update Aadhaar operators on policy changes

As operators work at the ground level and are responsible for the enrolment, update and authentications, it is imperative that they possess a sound understanding of processes, guidelines and policies

UIDAI, labour ministry top performers in grievance redressal index

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Ministry of Labour and Employment are the top performers in the grievance redressal index, an official statement issued said on Tuesday. The index is part of the Centralised Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) monthly report for April 2023 released by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). The report provides a detailed analysis of the types and categories of public grievances and the nature of disposal. "Disposal of grievances in the central secretariat has been on an upward trend with the pendency on its downward trend," the statement said. The progress for April 2023 indicates 1,06,847 grievances redressed by central ministries and departments with an average disposal time of 17 days/grievance and a pendency level of 67,932 cases in the central secretariat, it said. "Unique Identification Authority of India and the Ministry of Labour and Employment are the top ..

How to update Aadhaar card for free, here's all you need to know

This is specifically important for people who got their Aadhaar issued more than ten years ago and have never updated their Aadhaar since then

UIDAI allows residents to verify email, mobile number seeded with Aadhaar

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday announced the addition of new facility on its webiste and mobile app to allow residents to verify their mobile numbers and email IDs seeded with their Aadhaar. The development comes after the Aadhaar custodian noticed that in some instances, residents were not aware or sure about which of their mobile numbers is seeded to their Aadhaar. "Hence residents were worried that Aadhaar OTP might be going to some other mobile number. Now, with this facility, the residents can check these quite easily. The facility can be availed under 'Verify email/mobile Number' feature on the official website or through mAadhaar App. This feature gives confirmation to resident that email/mobile number under his/her knowledge is only seeded to respective Aadhaar," UIDAI said in a statement. The facility also notifies the resident in case a particular mobile number is not linked, and informs resident to take necessary steps to update the mobile

Update Aadhaar documents online for free till June 14, here's how to do it

In order to modify demographic details (Name, Date of Birth, Address, etc), the residents can use regular online update service or may visit an Aadhaar centre

IIT-Bombay and UIDAI join hands to develop touchless biometric system

Once in place, the system will allow fingerprint authentication from home, akin to face authentication, is expected to capture multiple fingerprints at one go

Aadhaar authenticated transactions jump over 13% to cross 226 crore: UIDAI

Aadhaar authenticated transactions in February jumped over 13 per cent over last month to cross 226 crore, the UIDAI said, noting that there is growing adoption and usage of Aadhaar

UIDAI signs agreement with SETS for joint R&D in deep tech domains

The Unique Identification Authority of India and state-owned Society for Electronic Transactions and Security on Thursday signed a pact to conduct joint research for the development of tools and products in deep tech domains, an official statement said. As part of the memorandum of understanding (MoU), both organisations will carry out joint research in deep tech and emerging tech areas like cyber security, IoT security, mobile device security, financial network slice security and hardware security, etc. Scientists and officers of both organisations will work on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology for Cyber Security, Quantum Security and Cryptography focused innovations, such as Quantum Random Number Generator, Crypto API Libraries, Quantum-Safe Cryptography, etc," the statement said. The move is part of the 'Make in India' initiative and aims to improve self-reliance on information and cyber security and to reduce dependence on tools developed outside the ...

UIDAI makes Aadhaar document update facility online free till June 14

The Unique Identification Authority of India has made document update facility online for Aadhaar free till June 14, an official statement said on Wednesday. Earlier, residents were required to pay Rs 25 to update their documents on the Aadhaar portal. "The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has decided to allow residents to update documents in their Aadhaar online free of cost, a people-centric move that will benefit millions of residents...The free service is available for the next three months, i.e., March 15 to June 14, 2023," the official statement said. As per Aadhaar Enrolment and Update Regulations, 2016, Aadhaar number holders may, on completion of every 10 years from the date of enrolment for Aadhaar, update their supporting documents in Aadhaar, at least once, by submitting proof of identity (POI) and proof of address (POA) documents, so as to ensure the continued accuracy of their information. "It is important to note that this service is free only on ...

UIDAI rolls out AI-based security mechanism for fingerprint authentication

The new two-factor/layer authentication has added extra checks to validate the genuineness (liveness) of the fingerprint to further cut down the chances of spoofing attempts

UIDAI starts security mechanism for faster detection of spoofing attempts

UIDAI under the Ministry of Electronics and IT has successfully rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication and faster detection of spoofing attempts

Scale of digital public infrastructure staggering, says UIDAI CEO

The pandemic years strengthened people's awareness about the significance of digital economy, Saurabh Garg, Chief Executive Officer of Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI said on Friday. The numbers and scale of digital public infrastructure today, are "staggering", Garg said speaking at IPCIDE annual conference 'State of India's Digital Economy'. For Aadhaar, between 2019 to 2022, the number of authentications doubled, he said. "When you consider any of the digital public infrastructure Aadhaar obviously being the foundational ID and therefore being basic to many of the others...We've seen between 2019 to 2022, a 100 per cent increase in the number of authentications that has been done, we've doubled it. And we reached a stage that we're doing around 70 to 80 million transactions per day," Garg said. The growth underscores the point that growth of digital economy is "so much more faster". And with focus now on larger growth for the entire economy, the digital piece will become even more .

Aadhaar Mitra: Everything you need to know about UIDAI's AI-based chatbot

Aadhaar Mitra can answer queries related to Aadhaar enrolment number, PVC Card order status and complaint status, among other things

Digital literacy prompts India to push next phase of Aadhaar in Budget FY24

Women doing better in digital awareness among reasons for government to expand technology in policies

UIDAI issues guidelines to entities doing offline verification of Aadhaar

The authority asked the offline verification entities to keep the data of any Aadhaar user, if they must for any reason, only in a masked manner

UIDAI urges verification entities to comply with Aadhaar usage hygiene

Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has issued a set of guidelines to Offline Verification Seeking Entities (OVSEs) with several usage hygiene protocols, stronger safety mechanisms at user level and ways to enhance residents' trust while using Aadhaar voluntarily. Notably, entities have been told to perform verification of Aadhaar after explicit consent of a Aadhaar holder. Also, entities must maintain the log or record of the explicit consent received from residents for any future audit by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) or any other legal agency. "These entities need to be courteous to residents and assure them about the security and confidentiality of their Aadhaar while conducting offline verification," UIDAI said in a statement. The authority has also asked OVSEs to verify Aadhaar via the QR Code present on all four forms of Aadhaar (Aadhaar letter, e-Aadhaar, m-Aadhaar and Aadhaar PVC card) instead of accepting Aadhaar in physical or electronic form as a proof of ...

Now Aadhaar holders can update addresses online with family head's consent

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now allowed residents to update addresses in Aadhaar online with the consent of their head of family, an official statement said on Tuesday. The new process can be initiated after submitting proof of relationship documents like a ration card, mark sheet, marriage certificate, passport etc, mentioning the name of both the applicant and head of family (HOF) and the relationship between them. The process requires OTP-based authentication by the HOF. In case proof of relationship document is not available, UIDAI provides the resident to submit a self-declaration by the HOF in the UIDAI-prescribed format, as per the statement. "The HoF-based online address update in Aadhaar will be of great help to the relative(s) of a resident like children, spouse, parents etc, who don't have supporting documents in their own name to update the address in their Aadhaar. With people moving cities and towns due to various reasons within the country, su

Use Aadhaar confidently but maintain usage hygiene as bank account: UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has advised people to use Aadhaar confidently as per their choice to avail benefits and services, but to observe the same level of usage hygiene as one would for other identity documents including bank account, PAN or passport. Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI also urged residents not to leave Aadhaar letter / PVC Card, or its copy unattended. Residents are advised not to share Aadhaar openly in the public domain, particularly on social media and other public platforms, UIDAI said in a statement. Aadhaar holders should not disclose their Aadhaar OTP (one-time password) to any unauthorised entity and refrain from sharing m-Aadhaar PIN with anyone. "Use Aadhaar confidently as per your choice to avail benefits and services, but observe same level of usage hygiene like any other identity documents including bank account, PAN or Passport," UIDAI said. Aadhaar is a resident's digital ID, and it works as a single source of online and offline

UIDAI urges Aadhaar card holders to update documents submitted 10 years ago

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has urged Aadhaar holders who were issued the unique identity 10 years back and who have never updated their records, to revise their information in its database. Aadhaar holders can update their unique ID records by uploading supportive documents (proof of identity and proof of address) either online through myAadhaar portal or offline by visiting the nearest Aadhaar centre, UIDAI said in statement. "Residents who had got their Aadhaar issued 10 years back, and have never updated after that in these years, such Aadhaar number holders are encouraged to get their documents updated," the statement said. During the past decade, Aadhaar number has emerged as a universally accepted proof of identity of residents in India. More than 1,100 government schemes and programs, including 319 run by the central government, use Aadhaar based identification for delivery of services. Besides, many financial institutions like banks and NBFCs use .