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 claims, the total number of Aadhaar card holders above 18 years of age has reached 129.48 crore on 21st June 2021. The UIDAI data also revealed that in the last one year, the UIDAI has issued around 36 crore new Aadhaar card to the adult population. In this period highest number of Aadhaar card was issued in January 2021 when 53.4 lakh new Aadhaar card holders were added in the list of Indian population having digital identity.

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Too many digital IDs spoil the broth
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Too many digital IDs spoil the broth

Hindustan Times  

In what can be described as nothing but absurd, schools have started distributing forms among minor students, egged on by the Ministry of Education. For those out of the loop, this is a fancy new 12-digit ID, much like Aadhaar, but exclusive to students and is ‘designed’ to track their academic achievements. Too many digital IDs spoil the broth There’s …

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 …

5 crore kids, teens in UP haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics
4 months, 1 week 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 …

5 crore kids, teens in Uttar Pradesh haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics
4 months, 1 week ago

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

Hindustan Times  

Over 5 crore children and teenagers in UP, which has a population of over 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 …

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 …

UIDAI updates: Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions breaks all record | Details
1 year, 5 months ago

UIDAI updates: Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions breaks all record | Details

India TV News  

UIDAI updates: The country's Aadhaar Card holders have made a great record in the month of May. May 2023 has seen a huge jump in Aadhaar number-based face authentication for service delivery. “The number of face authentication transactions is on an upward trajectory and the monthly numbers clocked in May is an increase of 38 per cent, compared with such …

Aadhaar authentication surges with 1.96 billion transactions in April 2023, indicating digital economy expansion
1 year, 7 months ago

Aadhaar authentication surges with 1.96 billion transactions in April 2023, indicating digital economy expansion

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Aadhaar holders have executed 1.96 billion authentication transactions in April 2023, underlining the growing usage of Aadhaar and growth of digital economy in the country, according to an official release. “Aadhaar holders executed 1.96 billion authentication transactions in April 2023, a jump of more than 19.3 per cent over April 2022, indicating the growth of digital economy and …

Over 50% Indians are active internet users now; base to reach 900 million by 2025: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 50% Indians are active internet users now; base to reach 900 million by 2025: report

The Hindu  

For the first first more than half of Indians, 759 million citizens, are active internet users and access the internet at least once a month, a joint report by industry body IAMAI and market data analytics firm Kantar said on May 3. This is for the first time that the majority of Indians have become active internet users," the Internet …

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave
1 year, 8 months 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 …

Online updating of Aadhaar address is free till June 14
1 year, 9 months ago

Online updating of Aadhaar address is free till June 14

The Hindu  

Indian residents can update their Aadhaar details for free for a period of three months until June 14, the Unique Identification Authority of India announced on Wednesday. “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 …

Aadhaar biometrics data can now be updated every 10 years. Details here
2 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar biometrics data can now be updated every 10 years. Details here

Live Mint  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has reportedly shared information on updating users' Aadhaar card data. According to news agency PTI report, official sources has informed that Aadhaar custodian UIDAI will encourage people to voluntarily update their biometric data every 10 years. The Unique Identification Authority of India has enrolled almost all adults in the country, barring a small percentage …

'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 …

'4.7 Lakh Aadhaar Cards Cancelled As Duplicate, No Assurance That Card Holders Are Indian Residents' : CAG's Audit Of UIDAI
2 years, 8 months ago

'4.7 Lakh Aadhaar Cards Cancelled As Duplicate, No Assurance That Card Holders Are Indian Residents' : CAG's Audit Of UIDAI

Live Law  

The country's top auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, has pulled up the Unique Identification Authority of India over a range of issues related to the issuance of Aadhaar cards.The issues flagged by the CAG raise a cloud over the authenticity and uniqueness of Aadhaar cards and lend credence to the the concerns being raised by data privacy …

CAG pulls up UIDAI over privacy gaps, duplication of cards: What are the complaints against Aadhaar?
2 years, 8 months ago

CAG pulls up UIDAI over privacy gaps, duplication of cards: What are the complaints against Aadhaar?

Firstpost  

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has criticised the Unique Identification Authority of India for discrepancies in data management of Aadhaar The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has criticised the Unique Identification Authority of India for discrepancies in data management of Aadhaar. In its audit report on the functioning of the UIDAI, the CAG has criticised the authority …

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 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, …

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