Aadhaar
- India
Aadhaar system faces fresh scrutiny over biometric reliability
A year after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India exposed “deficient data management” by UIDAI, India’s Aadhaar technology faces renewed scrutiny. A US-based global credit rating and investor service agency…
- India
Aadhaar-voter ID linking: Will make ‘clarificatory’ changes in forms, EC tells SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that it would make “clarificatory” changes in its forms meant for adding new voters and updating records of old ones in the…
- Telangana
Govt hospitals in Telangana introduce Aadhaar-based patient record system
Hyderabad: In a move to enhance patient care and streamline medical records, government hospitals in Telangana are set to implement a new system akin to private hospitals. Patients’ treatment details will now…
- India
Concerns over privacy mount after LS passes Registration of Births & Deaths (Amendment) Bill
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday, August 2, passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The legislation aims to create a database recording all registered births and deaths, which the…
- India
Aadhaar authentication surges with 1.96 billion transactions in April 2023
New Delhi: Aadhaar holders executed 1.96 billion authentication transactions in April 2023, a jump of more than 19.3 percent over April 2022, highlighting the growing usage of Aadhaar and growth of digital…
- India
UIDAI allows users to verify email IDs, mobile numbers seeded with Aadhaar
New Delhi: Keeping user benefits in mind, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed residents to verify their mobile numbers and email IDs seeded with their Aadhaar. It had come…
- Business
Aadhaar authentication rose to 2.31 billion in March 2023: IT Ministry data
New Delhi: Aadhaar authentication transactions have climbed to 2.31 billion in March 2023, against 2.26 billion authentication transactions recorded in February 2023, according to IT Ministry data. Also, Aadhaar-enabled e-KYC rose by…
- India
Centre plans to enable Aadhaar authentication by entities other than govt depts
New Delhi: The Centre plans to allow entities other than a central or state government ministry or department that plan to use Aadhaar for providing various public services to authenticate it. The…
- India
No mechanism available to deactivate Aadhaar of deceased persons: Govt
New Delhi: The government has mulled over the possibility of deactivating Aadhaar of deceased persons. However, no mechanism is currently available to do it, sources aware of the development have said. “At…
- India
Govt says no plan to use Aadhaar data for census
New Delhi: The government has no plan to use Aadhaar data for census, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “The Office of the Registrar…
- India
UIDAI suspends 1.2 pc of total Aadhaar operators for attempting fraudulent activities
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has suspended 1.2 percent of Aadhar operators in the last year for attempting fraudulent activities, an official statement said on Tuesday. The Unique Identification…
- India
Aadhaar-PAN linking: Extend deadline by 6 months & remove fee, Cong asks PM
New Delhi: Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to extend the deadline by six months for linking PAN card with…
- India
Centre directs state govts to carry out Aadhaar authentication for prisoners
New Delhi: The Centre has authorised state governments to carry out Aadhaar authentication of prison inmates on a voluntary basis so that they will be able to get health care, skilling, vocational…
- India
Obtain residents’ informed consent before conducting Aadhaar authentication: UIDAI
New Delhi: Consent of Aadhaar holders will be required before carrying out Aadhaar authentications. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has highlighted in its new guidelines for Requesting Entities (REs) that…
- India
UIDAI urges verification entities to adhere to Aadhaar usage hygiene
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued a set of guidelines to Offline Verification Seeking Entities (OVSEs) highlighting several usage hygiene issues, better safety mechanisms at users level and…
