Category: Aadhar Card

Aadhaar is the biggest biometric identity proofing system of the world. Issued and managed by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Aadhaar has been made mandatory for availing government subsidies and verifying other documents and instruments. UIDAI has dynamically made improvements in Aadhaar to make it full-proof and safe from hacking and phishing. It has…

The Ministry of Civil Aviation, in Addendum to AVSEC Circular No. 15/2017 dated 27th October 2018, has directed that government documents/id proofs issued in the DigiLocker app such as Aadhaar, PAN and driving license shall be accepted as valid identity proof for entering the airport premises at the time of departure. This move by the...

Aadhaar is one of the most powerful instruments in India today. UIDAI has generated 1.21 billion Aadhaar cards till date and has covered more than 95% of the Indian population. With the scale of information stored in the database of UIDAI, it has become the most substantial treasure. However, the Aadhaar Act prevents any organisation...

The Supreme Court, in its judgement on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, has upheld the Government’s decision to linking PAN with Aadhaar. It has also made it mandatory to furnish Aadhaar for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR). The 5-judges constitution bench has also clarified that Aadhaar will continue to be mandatory for availing welfare schemes...

हिंदी में पढ़ें Aadhaar is a project undertaken by the Government of India to provide a verified identity proof to people residing in India. Doing away with the traditional form of document proofs where only demographic data of a person is mentioned in the document, the Government introduced the Aadhaar card that contains biometric data...

UIDAI, the 12-digit Aadhaar issuing authority, provides a number of facilities to empower the government to carry out tasks of the service delivery system efficiently and without much delay. Aadhaar-enabled Payment System is one such system through which bank account holders can withdraw, deposit and transfer funds from their bank accounts with the help of…

Does your child have an identity proof of his own? Does he still rely on you for identification? If yes, time has come for you to gift your child the identity of his own. UIDAI has come up with special Aadhaar cards for children below 5 years of age. These Aadhaar cards, popularly known as...

The Union Budget 2019-2020 presented by the Finance Minister had something for everyone, be it private sector employees, women, retailers and shopkeepers, farmers or entrepreneurs. The budget made way for several provisions that improve the ease of living for citizens. Many of those revolved around Aadhaar. UIDAI, the Aadhaar issuing authority, has already generated more...

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Aadhaar has been in the news for a number of reasons in the past couple of years. The government has been pushing for linking various schemes with Aadhaar whereas a number of parties claim that without proper amendments in the current law, Aadhaar can easily be used by the government for surveillance and it can...