Why is UIDAI Issuing Physical Aadhaar Cards, No Logic in Offline Verification, Says Its Former Chief RS Sharma
3 years, 1 month ago

Why is UIDAI Issuing Physical Aadhaar Cards, No Logic in Offline Verification, Says Its Former Chief RS Sharma

News 18  

Former chief of Unique Identification Authority of India and current chief of National Health Authority and CoWin RS Sharma slammed his former organisation on Wednesday, saying it defeated logic that the UIDAI was issuing physical Aadhaar cards or allowing offline verification. This whole concept that the Aadhaar is a secret number is a problem,” Sharma added. “The line on the Aadhaar letter said – ‘prove your identity online’. “Aadhaar from an agency which should promote digital identity has become a regulator of digital identity,” Sharma said.

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UIDAI extends free Aadhaar update scheme till December 14, 2024: Details here
3 months, 1 week ago

UIDAI extends free Aadhaar update scheme till December 14, 2024: Details here

India TV News  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has extended its free Aadhaar update scheme until December 14, 2024. Originally, it was set to end on September 14, this extension allows users to upload documents and make profile changes on the myAadhaar portal without incurring any fees for an additional three months. "UIDAI extends free online document upload facility till 14th December …

Fresh reports of Aadhar deactivation surface in Bengal despite UIDAI’s assurance
10 months ago

Fresh reports of Aadhar deactivation surface in Bengal despite UIDAI’s assurance

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Fresh reports of deactivation of Aadhaar cards of citizens surfaced in several districts of West Bengal on Wednesday, 48 hours after the Unique Identification Authority of India said it is updating its database and no number has been cancelled. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Centre of cancelling the Aadhaar cards of several residents in the …

Government mandates Aadhaar for disability IDs; activists say mechanism inaccurate
1 year, 2 months ago

Government mandates Aadhaar for disability IDs; activists say mechanism inaccurate

The Hindu  

Despite being pulled up by a House panel on the inability of the government’s UDID programme to accurately record the number of Persons with Disabilities in the country in real-time, the Union government has gone on to issue gazette notifications mandating each UDID applicant to either produce an Aadhaar card or show proof of having applied for one — irrespective …

Identity pangs: The Hindu Editorial on Aadhaar and concerns
1 year, 2 months ago

Identity pangs: The Hindu Editorial on Aadhaar and concerns

The Hindu  

In an innocuously titled report on “Decentralized Finance and Digital Assets” released last Saturday, global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged some uncomfortable home truths about India’s ambitious digital identification programme for residents, Aadhaar. But at a broader level, the agency has red-flagged security and privacy risks from “centralised” digital ID systems such as Aadhaar, where a single entity …

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful
1 year, 2 months ago

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful

Live Mint  

Given how widely Aadhaar has been hailed as a success in biometric identification to enable policy action, the Moody’s critique of it caught many by surprise. It said the credit rating agency had made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar without citing any empirical evidence and had ignored facts about its identity verification options in suggesting that service failures were resulting in …

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky
1 year, 7 months ago

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky

Hindustan Times  

In a landmark 4-1 verdict in 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, but struck down section 57, which allowed the use of Aadhaar authentication and E-KYC by private companies to establish an identity for delivering services. Explaining its ruling, the top court said that the section struck at the heart of an individual’s privacy, …

Aadhaar update: How to verify correct mobile number and email ID online
1 year, 7 months ago

Aadhaar update: How to verify correct mobile number and email ID online

India TV News  

Aadhar card update: Aadhar card, is one of the most important identification documents for any Indian citizen. Being such a prominent card, this document has to be updated all the time for security reasons, but at times, when we change our mobile number or email ID, we forget to update our card and this could be troublesome at times if …

UIDAI issues guidelines to entities seeking offline Aadhar verification
1 year, 11 months ago

UIDAI issues guidelines to entities seeking offline Aadhar verification

India TV News  

Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has issued a set of guidelines for Offline Verification Seeking Entities. "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. "UIDAI has issued a set of guidelines to Offline Verification Seeking Entities highlighting several usage hygiene issues, better …

Verify Aadhaar Before Accepting It As Proof of Identity: UIDAI To States
2 years, 1 month ago

Verify Aadhaar Before Accepting It As Proof of Identity: UIDAI To States

News 18  

The Unique Identification Authority of India, under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, on Thursday requested the state governments to verify the Aadhaar before accepting to establish the identity of an individual. “UIDAI has requested the state governments by emphasising the need for verification before usage, and has urged the states to give necessary direction so that whenever Aadhaar is …

UIDAI says Aadhaar should not be used without online verification
2 years, 1 month ago

UIDAI says Aadhaar should not be used without online verification

India Today  

Many businesses take customers' Aadhaar cards for KYC these days. In a note on PIB, the Unique Identification Authority of India notes that verification of the Aadhaar number is the right step to establish the "genuineness of any form of Aadhaar". The government adds that Aadhaar verification "promotes usage hygiene, and reasserts UIDAI's stand that any 12-digit number is not …

Verify 'Aadhaar' before accepting it as proof of identity, says UIDAI
2 years, 1 month ago

Verify 'Aadhaar' before accepting it as proof of identity, says UIDAI

India TV News  

UIDAI on Aadhaar verification : Before accepting Aadhaar either in physical or electronic form as the proof of identity of an individual, entities should verify if it is genuine, the UIDAI said today. In a statement, the Union ministry of Electronics and IT said verification of Aadhaar prohibits 'unscrupulous elements and anti-social elements' from indulging in any possible misuse of …

Aadhaar number mandatory to get govt benefits-subsidies: UIDAI
2 years, 4 months ago

Aadhaar number mandatory to get govt benefits-subsidies: UIDAI

Hindustan Times  

According to a recent circular issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, if you don't have an Aadhaar number or enrolment slip, you may not be entitled to avail government subsidies and benefits. "Thus in the above backdrop and considering the proviso to Section 7 of the Act.in case no Aadhaar number has been assigned to an individual, he/she …

'Question Of National Security,' Nearly 100 Aadhaar-Related FIRs Brought To UIDAI's Notice: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

'Question Of National Security,' Nearly 100 Aadhaar-Related FIRs Brought To UIDAI's Notice: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: While roughly a hundred police complaints relating to Aadhaar numbers were brought to the attention of the Unique Identification Authority of India between 2018 and 2021, a considerably greater number of incidents went unreported, according to authorities acquainted with the subject, HT reported. They include Aadhaar numbers being compromised, Pakistani citizens obtaining the unique numbers meant only for …

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop
2 years, 6 months ago

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop

Hindustan Times  

Over the weekend, the government issued and withdrew an advisory cautioning people on sharing their full Aadhaar numbers in a hard copy with “unlicensed” organisations. Aadhaar cardholders, the second statement said, are “only advised to exercise normal prudence”. The likelihood of being asked for a photocopy of an Aadhaar — instead of being verified via an OTP or a fingerprint …

UIDAI’s Aadhaar advisory withdrawn after row erupts
2 years, 6 months ago

UIDAI’s Aadhaar advisory withdrawn after row erupts

Hindustan Times  

The government on Sunday withdrew the advisory cautioning people against sharing photocopies of their Aadhaar with any organisation over misuse risks. UIDAI said under the law, if a private entity should have a valid user licence from UIDAI to demand to see a person’s Aadhaar card or seek a photocopy of the card A press release by the Bengaluru Regional …

Should you share Aadhaar number or not? Here's what Govt says in two advisories
2 years, 6 months ago

Should you share Aadhaar number or not? Here's what Govt says in two advisories

Hindustan Times  

An advisory issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, Bengaluru regional office warning people to not share Aadhaar numbers with any organisation triggered a row as the advisory said Aadhaar numbers can be misused. On Sunday, the UIDAI issued a clarification withdrawing the earlier statement and said Aadhaar card-holders should exercise normal prudence in using and sharing their Aadhaar …

Citing misuse, UIDAI suggests sharing 'masked' Aadhaar instead of photocopies
2 years, 6 months ago

Citing misuse, UIDAI suggests sharing 'masked' Aadhaar instead of photocopies

Firstpost  

The suggestion comes as part of the UIDAI’s warning, issued on Sunday, to not share photocopies of Aadhaar with any organisations citing its misuse New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has warned the people not to share photocopies of Aadhaar with any organisations citing its misuse. The authority has suggested the use of masked Aadhaar which displays only …

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification
2 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification

Hindustan Times  

The central government on Sunday issued a clarification after backlash over an advisory from the Unique Identification Authority of India on sharing of Aadhar photocopy with any unlicensed private entity. Unlicensed private entities like hotels or film halls are not permitted to collect or keep copies of Aadhaar card, the release said, calling it an offence under the Aadhaar Act …

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved
2 years, 11 months ago

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India to disclose information of over 400 aadhar card holders who were allegedly issued fake aadhar card certificates for the purpose of enrolment in civil defence training in the city. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a case wherein the investigation revealed that in the year 2019, the …

Aadhaar 2.0: Top Govt Officials, Experts to Brainstorm on Expanding Usage, Achieving International Standard
3 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar 2.0: Top Govt Officials, Experts to Brainstorm on Expanding Usage, Achieving International Standard

News 18  

Top government officials and experts from India and abroad will brainstorm over three days in the coming week over how to improve and expand the use of Aadhaar in a digital economy and work towards developing Aadhaar as an “International Digital Identity Standard”. The three-day workshop titled ‘Aadhaar 2.0 – Ushering the Next Era of Digital Identity and Smart Governance’ …

'Inaccurate': Govt slams magazine article claiming digital divide in India
3 years, 2 months ago

'Inaccurate': Govt slams magazine article claiming digital divide in India

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to a recent story on India's tech-based governance in a renowned magazine and the digital divide that is highlighted, the government on Wednesday claimed that the article is “inaccurate and biased", "betrays a severe lack of journalistic diligence" and “contradicts even the past reports” in that publication. Taking cognisance of an article published in The Economist on October 16, …

Aadhaar Card Update: How to verify Aadhaar details of domestic worker, driver, tenant; check here
3 years, 4 months ago

Aadhaar Card Update: How to verify Aadhaar details of domestic worker, driver, tenant; check here

India Today  

The Aadhar Card is certainly one of the most important documents for every citizen of India. Though this feature was earlier available for government institutions and banks, now, even the general public can verify another person’s Aadhaar as a part of the background check. Steps to verify someone’s Aadhaar Step 1: Visit the official UIDAI website - www.resident.uidai.gov.in/verify. Step 5: …

Mobile number on Aadhaar card can now be updated at one’s doorstep: Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Mobile number on Aadhaar card can now be updated at one’s doorstep: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Aadhaar card, which is the unique identification given by the Centre, is an extremely crucial document for all citizens of the country as it is used for a number of governmental and non-governmental transactions. HT Image In view of this, the Centre has announced that resident Aadhaar cardholders can get their mobile number updated in the card at the ease …

Aadhaar card holders can now use VID or Masked Aadhaar online: Here's how it works
3 years, 5 months ago

Aadhaar card holders can now use VID or Masked Aadhaar online: Here's how it works

India TV News  

Aadhaar card, the most crucial identity verification document in the country, has undergone a change. The Unique Identification Authority of India has launched a service for Aadhaar card holders known as 'Virtual ID or Masked Aadhaar' that helps to avail many benefits in a hassle-free way. In a tweet, the Aadhaar said, If you don’t want to disclose your #Aadhaar …

Aadhaar Card Update: How to Verify Aadhaar Online to Prevent Frauds
3 years, 5 months ago

Aadhaar Card Update: How to Verify Aadhaar Online to Prevent Frauds

News 18  

Aadhaar cards are universal for all Indian citizens and with that comes the threat of fraud activity. Here are the steps Aadhaar cardholders can take to ensure they protect themselves against fraud: Step 1: Go to the official UIDAI portal and on the top right side of the website, select the ‘My Aadhaar’ option from the drop-down menu. Step 2: …

Big boost for UIDAI. Today 99% of Indian adult population holds Aadhaar card
3 years, 5 months ago

Big boost for UIDAI. Today 99% of Indian adult population holds Aadhaar card

Live Mint  

Amid morale boosting development for the Unique Identification Authority of India, the total number of Indian adult population holding Aadhaar card as on 21st June 2021 has touched 99 per cent of the net Indian adult population. This means that 99% of the adult population in India, above the age of 18, have a digital identity.." As per the UIDAI …

Took Covid vaccine using Aadhaar? Your National Health ID has been created without your permission
3 years, 7 months ago

Took Covid vaccine using Aadhaar? Your National Health ID has been created without your permission

India Today  

More than 19 crore Indians have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to date, as per the latest data by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As per information shared on the NDHM website, health IDs will help "standardise the process of identification of an individual across healthcare providers." The website clearly indicates that once generated, these Health IDs will be …

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery
3 years, 9 months ago

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, did the right thing by terming as serious the allegation by a petitioner that three crore ration cards were cancelled for not being linked with the Aadhaar database and that these were connected to reported starvation deaths in some States. Following the Court’s judgment in 2018, upholding the Aadhaar programme as a reasonable restriction on …

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