UIDAI has new plans to make Aadhaar enrolment, updation easier
6 years, 2 months ago

UIDAI has new plans to make Aadhaar enrolment, updation easier

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The UIDAI is mulling allowing Common Service Centres to provide non-biometric assistance for Aadhaar enrolment and updation services, including helping public in filling online forms, according to a government source. Village-level Entrepreneurs or VLEs, who run CSCs, have been asking the government to allow them to restart Aadhaar enrolment and updation services, after UIDAI restricted these centres and private operators from doing so to ensure security and safety of biometric data of 120 crore Aadhaar holders. A person familiar with the ongoing deliberations at the Aadhaar-issuing body said allowing CSCs to carry out public assistance services for filling online Aadhaar forms for enrolment and updation activities, without involving any biometrics, is under consideration. Apart from delivering essential government and public utility services, this flagship rural outreach program also delivers a range of social welfare schemes, financial services, education and skill development courses, healthcare, agriculture services and digital literacy.

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Big update on Aadhaar! Govt allows Aadhaar-enabled face authentication in private entities' mobile apps
1 month ago

Big update on Aadhaar! Govt allows Aadhaar-enabled face authentication in private entities' mobile apps

India TV News  

Big update on Aadhaar! Govt allows Aadhaar-enabled face authentication in private entities' mobile apps Latest update on Aadhaar! According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the process will be facilitated as part of the standard operating procedure for Aadhaar authentication laid down through an Aadhaar Good Governance portal launched by the Ministry of Electronics and IT. Aadhaar Good …

Private companies can use Aadhaar infrastructure for identity checks again
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Private companies can use Aadhaar infrastructure for identity checks again

Live Mint  

As the Aadhaar case was reaching the Supreme Court, the Unique Identity Authority of India began to restrict private access to its authentication infrastructure. A new amendment to Aadhaar authentication rules could finally allow us to leverage our identity infrastructure to better unlock greater efficiencies in digital services. In fact, it is Section 8 that deals with authentication, and since …

Centre Allows Private Entities To Use Aadhaar For Authentication, Notifies Aadhaar Amendment Rules
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2 months ago

Centre Allows Private Entities To Use Aadhaar For Authentication, Notifies Aadhaar Amendment Rules

Live Law  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has notified the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Amendment Rules, 2025 under the Aadhaar Act, 2016. The amendment enables both government and non-government entities to avail Aadhaar authentication service for providing various services. Any entity seeking Aadhaar authentication will be required to apply with the details of intended requirements to the concerned ministry …

UIDAI notifies rules for private entities to perform Aadhaar authentication
2 months ago

UIDAI notifies rules for private entities to perform Aadhaar authentication

The Hindu  

The Unique Identification Authority of India on Friday outlined a process for private entities to gain access to Aadhaar authentication: namely, the firms will have to refer their use case to a Union or State government Ministry or department, which will then have to refer the proposal to the UIDAI. “The Ministry or the Department of the Government of India …

Ensure 100% Aadhaar enrolment of children: Punjab chief secretary
2 months, 1 week ago

Ensure 100% Aadhaar enrolment of children: Punjab chief secretary

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief secretary KAP Sinha on Friday directed all departments, including banks and the department of post, to maximise the use of available resources for Aadhaar enrolment of all children in the 0-5 age group across the state. Ensure 100% Aadhaar enrolment of children: Punjab chief secretary Chairing a meeting-cum-workshop of the unique identification implementation committee on Aadhaar usage here, …

New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory
2 months, 2 weeks ago

New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory

India TV News  

The Prime Minister's Office has issued a critical directive to the Department of Telecommunications, mandating Aadhaar-based biometric verification for all new SIM card connections. Mandatory Aadhaar verification for SIM cards Previously, users could use any government ID, such as voter ID or passport, to obtain a new mobile connection. However, under the new rules, biometric verification via Aadhaar is now …

UIDAI extends free Aadhaar update scheme till December 14, 2024: Details here
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Govt. authorises Staff Selection Commission to perform Aadhaar authentication
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt. authorises Staff Selection Commission to perform Aadhaar authentication

The Hindu  

The Department of Personnel and Training has authorised the Staff Selection Commission to perform Aadhaar authentication on voluntary basis for establishing the identity of candidates during registration and at various stages of examination and recruitment. Few days ago, the Union Public Service Commission was authorised to perform Aadhaar authentication of candidates. SSC is one of the largest recruiting agency in …

5 crore kids, teens in UP haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics
7 months, 3 weeks ago

5 crore kids, teens in UP haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Over 5 crore children and teenagers in UP, which has a population of approximately 20 crore, have yet not updated their Aadhaar biometrics, including fingerprints and iris scans, as required by the Unique Identification Authority of India. As a result, many teenagers are facing problems while filling forms for competitive exams like National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and availing …

Aadhaar enrolment offers iris scan option in absence of fingerprint availability
1 year, 3 months ago

Aadhaar enrolment offers iris scan option in absence of fingerprint availability

Live Mint  

The Indian government on Saturday said a person who is eligible for an Aadhaar can enrol using an Iris scan in case fingerprints are unavailable. In an official statement, Chandrasekhar said, “A team from the Unique Identification Authority of India visited Jose at her home in Kumarakam, Kottayam district, in Kerala, the same day and got her Aadhaar number generated.” …

CBIC Notifies Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication Through GST Seva Kendras Approved For Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 4 months ago

CBIC Notifies Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication Through GST Seva Kendras Approved For Andhra Pradesh

Live Law  

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has notified the biometric-based Aadhaar authentication through Goods and Services Tax Seva Kendras has been approved for Andhra Pradesh.At the 50th GST Council Meeting, which took place in New Delhi on July 11, 2023, it was suggested that a risk-based biometric Aadhar authentication pilot program be carried out in Gujarat. The Central …

Government mandates Aadhaar for disability IDs; activists say mechanism inaccurate
1 year, 5 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 …

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky
1 year, 10 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, …

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse
1 year, 11 months ago

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the government proposed to tweak rules regarding Aadhaar to allow entities other than the government for identity verification, a report in this newspaper noted. However, in 2019, the government tweaked the Aadhaar Act to allow some private companies — telecom providers and financial institutions — to seek Aadhaar voluntarily. The scale, and the associated problems of privacy and …

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave
2 years ago

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave

The Hindu  

India’s digital public infrastructure, loosely the India Stack and more, is a marvel of our times, shaped in a unique partnership between governments, regulators, the private sector, selfless volunteers, startups, and academia/think tanks. Engendering sustained collective action at scale between so many disparate entities itself is magical and the outcomes are India’s answer to Web 3, perhaps even superior in …

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?
2 years, 3 months ago

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?

The Hindu  

The passage of time does not seem to have removed the concern of people about the safety of Aadhaar data. It was more than six-seven years ago that cooking gas consumers in Tamil Nadu began seeding their Aadhaar and bank account details with their LPG consumer numbers for receiving the subsidy and the ration cardholders integrated the Aadhaar data of …

If Aadhaar ID older than 10 years, update info: UIDAI
2 years, 5 months ago

If Aadhaar ID older than 10 years, update info: UIDAI

Live Mint  

The government organisation that issues Aadhaar numbers, Unique Identification Authority of India said on Tuesday that Aadhaar holders who received the unique ID more than ten years ago and have not updated their information since then are requested to do so. According to the statement, people who received their unique identification number more than 10 years ago and haven't updated …

Aadhaar number mandatory to get govt benefits-subsidies: UIDAI
2 years, 7 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 …

Aadhaar number mandatory to receive govt benefits, subsides. Check details here
2 years, 7 months ago

Aadhaar number mandatory to receive govt benefits, subsides. Check details here

Live Mint  

A recent circular issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India has notified that those who don't have an Aadhaar number or enrolment slip, may not be able 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 …

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop
2 years, 10 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 …

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India informed the Delhi High Court that core biometric information collected by the authority under the Aadhaar Act shall not be shared with anyone for any reason whatsoever. UIDAI, in its affidavit filed in the high court, stated that core biometric information has been defined in Section 2 of the Aadhaar Act to mean …

Govt to Soon Share Consent Form with Citizens on 'Prospective' Sharing of Aadhaar for Future Schemes
3 years, 2 months ago

Govt to Soon Share Consent Form with Citizens on 'Prospective' Sharing of Aadhaar for Future Schemes

News 18  

The government will soon be sending you a form through an e-mail, SMS or asking you to access the same online on a website, seeking your permission for the “prospective sharing” of your Aadhaar details for getting benefits in all “future” government schemes and for the “creation of an Aadhaar-seeded database”. This comes as the Unique Identification Authority of India …

Why is UIDAI Issuing Physical Aadhaar Cards, No Logic in Offline Verification, Says Its Former Chief RS Sharma
3 years, 4 months 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 2.0: Top Govt Officials, Experts to Brainstorm on Expanding Usage, Achieving International Standard
3 years, 4 months 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’ …

UIDAI plans to open 166 standalone Aaadhar enrolment and update centres
3 years, 6 months ago

UIDAI plans to open 166 standalone Aaadhar enrolment and update centres

India TV News  

UIDAI plans to open 166 standalone Aaadhar enrolment and update centres The ASKs are open on all days of the week and have so far catered to over 70 lakh residents including Divyang persons. The Unique Identification Authority of India has plans to open 166 standalone Aaadhar enrolment and update centres across the country, an official statement said on Saturday. …

Aadhaar authentication fee slashed to enable entities leverage its infrastructure, says UIDAI CEO
3 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar authentication fee slashed to enable entities leverage its infrastructure, says UIDAI CEO

Firstpost  

UIDAI has slashed the price for authentication by customers to Rs 3 from Rs 20 to ensure different agencies, entities be able to use the power of digital infrastructure, to provide people with ease of living with dignity, said Saurabh Garg New Delhi: Aadhaar custodian UIDAI has slashed the price for authentication by customers to Rs 3 from Rs 20 …

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

Legal notice to Kerala government for making Aadhaar mandatory for ILGMS log in
4 years, 6 months ago

Legal notice to Kerala government for making Aadhaar mandatory for ILGMS log in

The Hindu  

The petitioners in the Puttaswamy case that challenged the constitutionality of Aadhaar in the Supreme Court have sent a legal notice to the State government against making Aadhaar number mandatory for signing into the Integrated Local Self-Governance Management System. Civil society activists Bezwada Wilson and Kalyani Menon-Sen, the petitioners in the Puttaswamy case, have said in the legal notice that …

'Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Rules' Notified [Read Rules]
4 years, 7 months ago

'Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Rules' Notified [Read Rules]

Live Law  

Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Rules, 2020, have been notified today.These Rules have been framed invoking powers conferred by Section 53 and 53 Aadhaar Rules, 2020, have been notified today. Section provides that an entity may be allowed to perform authentication, if the Authority is satisfied that the requesting entity is— compliant with such standards of privacy and security as …

The Possible Aadhaar-NPR-NRC Link : A Cause For Concern?
5 years ago

The Possible Aadhaar-NPR-NRC Link : A Cause For Concern?

Live Law  

Background The question still remains on the basis on which the Hyderabad police determined that these 127 holders are suspicious. The IIH project is fully operational and can track intimate personal details of residents including intimate personal details of 43 million of the state's 50 million residents: GPS coordinates of their homes, the medicines they use, the food rations they …

UIDAI opens 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras across the country
5 years, 3 months ago

UIDAI opens 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras across the country

The Hindu  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has opened 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras as part of its plan to start 114 standalone enrolments and update centres across the country. These are in addition to about 38,000 Aadhaar enrolment centres run by banks, post offices and State governments, the UIDAI said in a statement on January 1. UIDAI plans to set up …

SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Amendment Allowing Use Of Aadhaar Data By Private Entities [Read Petition]
5 years, 4 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Amendment Allowing Use Of Aadhaar Data By Private Entities [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government and the Unique Identification Authority of India on a petition questioning the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar and Other Laws Act 2019, which allows private entities to use Aadhaar data of citizens.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and Justice B R Gavai was considering a. …

Bengaluru gets a new Aadhaar Seva Kendra to update address, other details
5 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru gets a new Aadhaar Seva Kendra to update address, other details

Live Mint  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has opened a new Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Bengaluru where Aadhaar card holders can book an online appointment to update their address, mobile number and other details. The UIDAI has styled these ASK centres on the lines of the Passport Seva Kendras where also you need to book an online appointment to avail related …

Passport-like Aadhaar centres: Book online appointment for address, mobile number updation
5 years, 7 months ago

Passport-like Aadhaar centres: Book online appointment for address, mobile number updation

Live Mint  

To facilitate easy application and updation of Aadhaar cards, the Unique Identification Authority of India has started Aadhaar Seva Kendra in seven cities of India. Being run in the style of Passport Seva Kendras where an applicant can book an online appointment to avail various services, the Aadhaar Seva Kendras are now functional in Delhi, Chennai, Bhopal, Agra, Hisar, Vijayawada …

UIDAI system to be ready in 3 months to offer Aadhaar to NRIs sans 180-day wait
5 years, 7 months ago

UIDAI system to be ready in 3 months to offer Aadhaar to NRIs sans 180-day wait

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has said its systems will be ready within three months to offer the facility of issuing Aadhaar cards to NRIs with Indian passports without the mandatory 180 days waiting period, as announced in the Budget. "We are working to make the appropriate technological changes and we will provide an appointment facility where …

T.N.’s first Aadhaar Seva Kendra set up in Chennai
5 years, 7 months ago

T.N.’s first Aadhaar Seva Kendra set up in Chennai

The Hindu  

The first Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Tamil Nadu has become operational in Koyambedu in Chennai. With a capacity to handle 1,000 requests a day, the ASK would charge ₹50 for updates in Aadhaar details and in case of fresh enrolment, it is free of cost. By using the link https://appointments.uidai.gov.in/bookappointment.aspx, citizens could either make fresh enrolments or update details in …

Cabinet approves amendments to Aadhaar Bill
5 years, 8 months ago

Cabinet approves amendments to Aadhaar Bill

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Further strengthening Aadhar in India, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved official amendments to the Aadhaar and Other Laws Bill 2019, while providing a fillip to India's sugarcane farming sector. The Bill replaces the provision to state that an individual may voluntarily use his Aadhaar number to establish his identity, by authentication or offline verification. The Bill also states …

Passport Seva Kendras-like Aadhaar offices: Delhi, Vijayawada get UIDAI centres
5 years, 9 months ago

Passport Seva Kendras-like Aadhaar offices: Delhi, Vijayawada get UIDAI centres

Live Mint  

The UIDAI has operationalised the first 'Aadhaar Seva Kendra' in Delhi and Vijayawada, setting in motion an ambitious plan to set up 114 such centres by the year-end. The Unique Identification Authority of India is in the midst of setting up ‘Aadhaar Seva Kendras’ - similar to the concept of Passport Seva Kendras - covering 53 cities across India at …

First UIDAI-run Aadhaar Seva Kendra operational in Delhi, Vijayawada
5 years, 9 months ago

First UIDAI-run Aadhaar Seva Kendra operational in Delhi, Vijayawada

India TV News  

The UIDAI has operationalised the first 'Aadhaar Seva Kendra' in Delhi and Vijayawada, setting in motion an ambitious plan to set up 114 such centres by the year-end. The Unique Identification Authority of India is in the midst of setting up ‘Aadhaar Seva Kendras’ - similar to the concept of Passport Seva Kendras - covering 53 cities across India at …

Has Aadhaar improved welfare delivery?
5 years, 11 months ago

Has Aadhaar improved welfare delivery?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: On Aadhaar.there is no vision, only political gimmick,” tweeted Narendra Modi in 2014, just a month before he became Prime Minister. Proponents argue that Aadhaar, by providing a unique identity and allowing biometric authentication, delivers the gains to actual beneficiaries, instead of fake or duplicates, thereby cutting leakages. This includes the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme …

Centre to make linking of Aadhaar with driving licences mandatory soon, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
6 years, 2 months ago

Centre to make linking of Aadhaar with driving licences mandatory soon, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost  

Through a power presentation, Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “This is digital profile of India - 123 crore Aadhaar cards,121 crore mobile phones, 44.6 crore smart phones, 56 crore internet users, there has been 51 percent growth in e-commerce. There is 130 crore population in India.” Phagwara: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the government will soon make it mandatory …

Govt Tables Bill to Allow Voluntary Use of Aadhaar for SIMs, Banks
6 years, 3 months ago

Govt Tables Bill to Allow Voluntary Use of Aadhaar for SIMs, Banks

The Quint  

The bill seeks to amend the Aadhaar Act, 2016, the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002. The legislation proposes telecom service providers, apart from using Aadhaar for authentication, can also leverage offline verification, use of passport, or any other officially valid document or modes of identification as notified by the central Government. The amendments, according …

Govt tables bill to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar for SIM, bank account; stiff penalties for violation of norms
6 years, 3 months ago

Govt tables bill to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar for SIM, bank account; stiff penalties for violation of norms

Firstpost  

The bill proposes a civil penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance. New Delhi: The government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that will allow individuals to offer voluntarily biometric …

Companies violating Aadhaar Act provisions may be fined up to Rs1 crore
6 years, 3 months ago

Companies violating Aadhaar Act provisions may be fined up to Rs1 crore

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has proposed a penalty of up to ₹ 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to ₹ 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance, sources said.Amid privacy concerns over Aadhaar, amendments have been planned in the Act, under which the government also proposes …

Aadhaar: Twists and turns in the biometric tale
6 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar: Twists and turns in the biometric tale

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Aadhaar, India’s extraordinary attempt to give every citizen a biometric identity, is set for a massive revamp with new offline verification tools and non-intrusive ways for people seeking to voluntarily use the 12-digit unique number for new bank accounts and mobile connections. After twists and turns in 2018, led by the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the constitutional …

UIDAI may soon fine firms violating Aadhaar card norms
6 years, 3 months ago

UIDAI may soon fine firms violating Aadhaar card norms

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI is proposed to assume a regulatory role with enhanced power to take enforcement actions on misuse of the national biometric ID and impose stiff penalties for violations such as failure to obtain consent for authentication and in case of data breaches, a top source said. In the backdrop of the landmark Supreme Court verdict that …

Aadhaar no longer mandatory for mobile numbers, bank accounts as Cabinet approves law amendment
6 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar no longer mandatory for mobile numbers, bank accounts as Cabinet approves law amendment

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court had struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act that made seeding of the biometric ID with SIMs and bank accounts mandatory, saying it had no legal backing. New Delhi: The Cabinet Monday approved amending the two existing laws to provide legal backing for seeding of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile numbers and bank accounts, sources said. …

Laws to be amended to let private firms use Aadhaar
6 years, 3 months ago

Laws to be amended to let private firms use Aadhaar

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has decided to amend the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in order to allow private entities such as banks and telecom service providers access to Aadhaar as one of the “know your customer” methods. The cabinet also approved 10-year jail terms for those found guilty of data breach; use of quick response …

BSNL’s 3,000 customer service centres to offer Aadhaar services
6 years, 4 months ago

BSNL’s 3,000 customer service centres to offer Aadhaar services

The Hindu  

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will soon offer Aadhaar enrolment and updation facilities in its 3,000 customer service centres across India, at an estimated project cost of about ₹90 crore, its Chairman Anupam Shrivastava said on Thursday. With this, BSNL joins the roaster of entities like banks and post offices that are authorised by the Unique Identification Authority of India …

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