Indian Railways to accept digital Aadhaar, driving licence as ID proof from govt's DigiLocker
6 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways to accept digital Aadhaar, driving licence as ID proof from govt's DigiLocker

ABP News  

New Delhi, Jul 5 Worried about losing your identity proofs while travelling by train? Railways have now said that they will accept soft copies of Aadhar and driving licence provided they are in your DigiLocker, a digital storage service operated by the government that enables Indian citizens to store certain official documents on cloud. The national transporter has sent a missive to all zonal principal chief commercial managers that these two identity proofs on such service will be accepted as valid proof of identity of a passenger. "If a passenger shows Aadhaar or driving licence from the 'issued documents' section by logging into his DigiLocker account, the same should be considered as valid proof of identity," the order said. As part of the Narendra Modi government's Digital India movement, DigiLocker can currently store digital driving licences and Aadhaar.

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Fresh advisory soon on Aadhaar as date of birth proof
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Fresh advisory soon on Aadhaar as date of birth proof

The Hindu  

To avoid inconvenience to the public and government schemes’ beneficiaries and quell a sense of anxiety about a recent directive to cease the usage of Aadhaar as a ‘date of birth’ proof, the Unique Identification Authority of India is likely to issue a clarification soon that those relying on the ID proof for age may do so after undertaking a …

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave
1 year, 9 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 …

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 …

Citing misuse, UIDAI suggests sharing 'masked' Aadhaar instead of photocopies
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

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’ …

Now Renew Driver's License Online, Apply for Vehicle Registration as Govt Announces Aadhar Based Services
3 years, 10 months ago

Now Renew Driver's License Online, Apply for Vehicle Registration as Govt Announces Aadhar Based Services

News 18  

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a new notification stating that candidates applying for a driver’s license will not need to visit the RTO office for a few services like attaining a learner’s license, driving license, vehicle registration and a few more. Certain services regarding Driving License and Certificate of Registration have been made completely online. Authentication …

Aadhaar authentication mandatory for driving license: How to link driving license with Aadhaar card
3 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar authentication mandatory for driving license: How to link driving license with Aadhaar card

India Today  

Driving Licenses are issued by the Road Transport Department of every state or the union territory. Driving license holders and vehicle owners would need to get Aadhar authentication to avail of 16 types of online and contactless services such as learner's license, renewal of DL, and change of address in DL. The driving license issued in one state is valid …

How to Use DigiLocker to Carry Your Driving Licence, Aadhaar and Other Documents Digitally
4 years, 3 months ago

How to Use DigiLocker to Carry Your Driving Licence, Aadhaar and Other Documents Digitally

News 18  

The government of India, in 2018 launched DigiLocker, its cloud-based app for Indian’s to keep their official documents like driving license, Aadhaar card, PAN card, car registration certificate, etc in a Digital form. Once users have set up their DigiLocker app using Aadhaar, they can start uploading all their documents on the government’s verified app. Home is the app’s homepage …

New rules allows Aadhaar authentication to ensure better services for citizens
4 years, 5 months ago

New rules allows Aadhaar authentication to ensure better services for citizens

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Centre may allow Aadhaar authentication to ensure citizens have better access to some government services, and to plug leakage of public funds, according to rules issued by the ministry of electronics and information technology. For instance, the transport ministry can seek MeitY’s permission for Aadhaar authentication to renew driving licence, change address in vehicle registration certificate. According …

No Aadhaar? You might not be able to obtain a driving licence in future
5 years, 5 months ago

No Aadhaar? You might not be able to obtain a driving licence in future

India Today  

The Motor Vehicles Bill, 2019 has proposed several major changes that could go a long way in improving road safety, bolstering transportation network, providing last mile connectivity and weeding out corruption from the system. The Motor Vehicles Bill provides for validity of the commercial licences up to five years instead of three years. Introducing the Motor Vehicles Bill in the …

Wouldn’t Aadhaar-Driving Licence Linking be Illegal, Mr Prasad?
6 years ago

Wouldn’t Aadhaar-Driving Licence Linking be Illegal, Mr Prasad?

The Quint  

Didn’t you see what the Supreme Court said about bank accounts and mobile numbers? About how making Aadhaar mandatory for them was wrong since it presumed everyone was doing something wrong, that there was no necessity to do this. The court also held that even if the government has a legitimate purpose in mind, there needs to be a balancing …

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

Government will soon make Aadhaar-driving licence linking mandatory: Ravi Shankar Prasad
6 years ago

Government will soon make Aadhaar-driving licence linking mandatory: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Live Mint  

Phagwara: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the government will soon make it mandatory for linking Aadhaar with driving licences. Delivering his presidential address at the ongoing 106th Indian Science Congress at Lovely Professional University here, the minister for Law, Electronics and Information Technology said, “We are soon going to bring a law which will make it mandatory to …

Driving licence to be linked with Aadhaar soon, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
6 years ago

Driving licence to be linked with Aadhaar soon, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Hindustan Times  

Stating that Aadhaar was the biggest transformation to verify the identity of any individual, Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the government is planning to link the Aadhaar with driving licence soon. Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the government is planning to link the Aadhaar with the driving licence soon. The …

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

Keep your Aadhaar, other docs safe. Shift to DigiLocker app
6 years ago

Keep your Aadhaar, other docs safe. Shift to DigiLocker app

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Kashyap Patel, a Surat-based engineer at Hazira LNG Pvt. While it has made it easier for users to carry their educational certificates, birth certificates, insurance documents, driving licences and produce them on demand, the app’s user experience has been wanting in several areas. This is despite the fact that an order issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation …

No need to carry physical copies of driving licence, other vehicle documents: Madras HC
6 years, 1 month ago

No need to carry physical copies of driving licence, other vehicle documents: Madras HC

Live Mint  

Chennai: Drivers do not need to carry physical copies of driving licence or any other vehicle document as electronic copies are valid, the Madras High Court has ruled. A division bench of Justice Dr Vineet Kothari and Justice Dr Anitha Sumanth Wednesday disposed of various petitions against a memorandum which said vehicle drivers should carry original documents including licence, after …

Fact check: Is it true that you don’t need to carry a physical driving licence anymore?
6 years, 2 months ago

Fact check: Is it true that you don’t need to carry a physical driving licence anymore?

The Hindu  

A message claiming that a driver need not carry his/her original or photocopies of vehicle papers such as driving licence or registration certificates anymore is doing the rounds on social media. In 2016, the Union Government announced that it would be integrating driving licence and the vehicle’s registration certificate with the state-run Digital Locker System, DigiLocker, as part of paperless …

Offline verification modes of Aadhaar now available: UIDAI
6 years, 3 months ago

Offline verification modes of Aadhaar now available: UIDAI

Hindustan Times  

Service providers can use offline verification tools like eAadhaar and QR code that leverage the unique ID without authentication, any access to biometrics, or revealing the 12-digit number, the Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI said Friday. Unique Identification Authority of India CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said as per legal understanding of the authority, offline options conform to the last week SC order. …

Accept driving licence, RC presented through DigiLocker or mParivahan platforms: Centre to states
6 years, 5 months ago

Accept driving licence, RC presented through DigiLocker or mParivahan platforms: Centre to states

India TV News  

States have been asked to accept driving licence, registration certificate or other documents in 'electronic form' presented through DigiLocker or mParivahan platforms, the government said today. "The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued an advisory to states to accept Driving Licence, Registration Certificate or other documents in 'electronic form' presented through DigiLocker or mParivahan platform as valid under …

Aadhaar data can’t be used for criminal probes: UIDAI
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar data can’t be used for criminal probes: UIDAI

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India on Friday reiterated that biometric data collected by it cannot be used for any purpose other than generating Aadhaar and for authenticating the identity of Aadhaar holders. The clarification by UIDAI comes after the chief of the National Crime Records Bureau, Ish Kumar, on Thursday suggested that limited access to Aadhaar data …

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