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Aadhaar number mandatory for availing of govt subsidies and benefits

Under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, a person not assigned an Aadhaar number "shall be offered alternative and viable means of identification for delivery of the subsidy, benefit or service"

What is Baal Aadhaar card? Check benefits, eligibility, and other details

Over 7.9 million enrolled under Baal Aadhaar initiative from April to July: UIDAI

Over Rs 980 crore spent on Aadhaar enrolments, updates since 2019-20: Govt

Over Rs 980 crore has been spent by the UIDAI in the last three years on Aadhaar enrolments and updates, while nearly 5.99 lakh Aadhaars have been cancelled for being duplicate

India's Aadhaar ID system delivers benefits but at risk of widespread fraud

Modi's new welfarism rests on Aadhaar. But if there are cracks in the edifice, they need to be acknowledged - not to frighten users away, but to make them more aware

Planning to visit Aadhaar Seva Kendra? Check services and other details

Open all days of the week, the Kendras offer a host of services such as applying for a new Aadhaar card, updating information and biometric data, and downloading and printing the card

Close to 12,000 Aadhaar enrolment operators suspended in recent months

This was because of a technical glitch in the document verification process

Human life cycle management: UIDAI plans linking Aadhaar with birth, death

From assigning temporary Aadhaar numbers to newborns to tracking deaths in hospitals, UIDAI is looking to expand the programme to cover a person's entire lifecycle

By simplifying address-proof function, Aadhaar seeks to expand access

What's changed now is that the UIDAI will offer users the option of updating their address

Questions about Aadhaar

Govt needs to be transparent about threat levels

Govt withdraws advice against sharing photocopies of Aadhaar: Report

Says the pull-back decision was driven by the likelihood that its earlier statement could be 'misinterpreted'

Citing misuse, UIDAI suggests sharing masked Aadhaar instead of photocopies

The authority has suggested the use of masked Aadhaar which displays only the last 4 digits of your Aadhaar number that can be downloaded from UIDAI's official website

Regulators don't need constitutional status

Accountability and transparency are effective ways of ensuring that they remain truly independent

CAG report flags humongous duplication and privacy gaps in Aadhaar

The National auditor is particularly critical about plans to issue identity numbers to children below five years of age

UIDAI should review issue of Aadhaar to children below 5 yrs: CAG

CAG pulled up UIDAI for issuance of Aadhaar to children below age of 5 years on the basis of the biometrics of their parents, saying such acts are against the basic tenets of Aadhaar Act

NPCI asks banks to enable customer onboarding onto UPI through Aadhar, OTP

The need for authentication through Aadhar with OTP arose because the number of UPI users was getting restricted to the customers who had debit cards.

UIDAI open to looking at solutions on 'partial authentication': CEO

UIDAI is open to looking at solutions that can enable 'partial authentication' where needed, and is keen to get feedback from the industry about the demand for such solutions, CEO Saurabh Garg said

Linking Aadhaar to voter ID: Why the law had to be amended, what govt says

There has been misuse of Aadhaar data when it has been used in elections

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

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