Aadhaar

Giving Aadhaar Details For Bank Accounts, SIM Cards To Be Made Voluntary

India News | Written by Sunil Prabhu | Monday December 10, 2018

The Narendra Modi government has decided to make disclosure of Aadhaar details optional for people while opening a bank account or getting a mobile connection. A cabinet note for making suitable amendments to the Aadhaar Act-2016 during the winter session of parliament has already been moved.

Telecom Operators To End Aadhaar-Based Process In A Day Or Two, Says Telco Body Chief

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday November 20, 2018

The industry body, he said, has informed the UIDAI that the operators would require some more time for exiting the Aadhaar-based process.

In Aadhaar Data Security Case, UIDAI Gets More Time To File Response

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2018

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted four more weeks to the UIDAI to file its response on a plea raising concerns about Aadhaar data security and privacy of individuals, in the wake of reported leak of personal information of people from the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) database.

UIDAI Is Hiring. Apply Now For Deputy Manager (Legal & Policy) Posts

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Monday November 19, 2018

The UIDAI is looking to recruit LLB graduates with a minimum 5 years' experience in handling legal matters for Deputy Manager (Legal & Policy) posts.

Can't Stop Salary For Not Linking Bank Account To Aadhaar, Centre Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2018

The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the Centre's decision of withholding the salary of a port trust employee since 2016, on grounds that he had not linked his salary account with his Aadhaar.

Aadhaar Body Head AB Pandey To Replace Hasmukh Adhia As Revenue Secretary

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 18, 2018

Senior Gujarat-cadre IAS officer G C Murmu was Saturday named as the Secretary, Department of Expenditure, as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.

Aadhaar Can Be India's Wall Against Illegal Immigrants, Says Top Official

India News | Written By Ankita Mukherji | Saturday November 17, 2018

Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.

Not Possible To Use Biometrics To Identify Dead: Aadhaar Body To Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 12, 2018

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) told the Delhi High Court on Monday that it was technically not possible to match the fingerprints of an unidentified body with the biometrics of 120 crore people stored in its database.

This Aadhaar Card Does Not Reveal Your Full Identity Number. Details Here

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday November 9, 2018

The UIDAI issues the Aadhaar number as well as the Aadhaar card, which is the personal identification card based on the Aadhaar system. The masked Aadhaar option can be used while downloading a digital copy of Aadhaar card, the UIDAI added.

UIDAI To Set Up 114 Aadhaar Seva Kendras Across India

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 30, 2018

To provide hassle-free Aadhaar enrolment services, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday said that it was going to set up Aadhaar Seva Kendras across the country on the lines of the Passport Seva Kendras.

Allay Concerns About Aadhaar Among People: Parliamentary Panel To UIDAI

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 30, 2018

A Parliamentary panel Monday told top government officials, including the UIDAI CEO, to allay people's fear about Aadhaar by holding educational programmes across the country, sources said.

Aadhaar Data To Identify Dead Bodies? Top Court Refuses To Hear Plea

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 29, 2018

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to use Aadhaar biometrics of unidentified dead bodies to trace their identity.

Government Asks Telcos To Stop E-Verifying Aadhaar: What It Means For You

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Saturday October 27, 2018

The government has asked telecom companies in the country to stop using Aadhaar card for electronically verifying customers' data for new mobile phone connections as well as existing ones. The directions come after a recent Supreme Court order.

Stop Using Aadhaar To Verify Users, Centre Tells Telecom Companies

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 26, 2018

The government today ordered telecom companies to stop using Aadhaar for electronic verification of existing mobile phone customers as well as for issuing new connections to comply with a recent Supreme Court order.

Aadhaar Details Help 5-Year-Old Girl Reunite With Family In Haryana

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday October 26, 2018

The Haryana Police has managed to reunite a five-year-old girl, who was missing for over three months, with her family in Panchkula using her Aadhaar biometric details.