RBI has updated its OVD (Officially Valid Documents) list and has added “Proof of possession of Aadhaar number” for opening a bank account. OVDs are those documents that a customer has to provide when he applies for a new bank account. However, applicants can use their Aadhaar card for identity and address verification on a...

As per a report by The Times of India, the Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Rs 2,000 Crores for setting up Aadhaar Centres in the premises of Post Offices across the nation. This step is aimed at phasing out private contractors from data collection process. A number of complaints surfaced where private...

हिंदी में पढ़ें The 12-digit Aadhaar card is one of the most important document proofs these days. It contains both, demographic and biometric details, of the card holder. There may be instances where the details mentioned in the Aadhaar card may not be correct. It is very easy to get these details updated. One can...

There was a time when a huge chunk of subsidy issued by the government failed to reach the beneficiaries. The flaw was in the system where the majority of these subsidies went untraceable because of corruption. To clean the mess in the system and benefit the actual entity, the government came up with an unbeatable...

In an effort to popularize digital payments in the rural sector of the country, the government has decided to promote the use of Aadhar Pay among the illiterate and poor. Aadhar-enabled Payment System (AEPS) is already in use, and its merchant version Aadhar Pay will use fingerprint feature to validate financial transactions. Unlike other online...

The Aadhaar Card has become one of the most important identity proofs available to an Indian citizen and recently it was made mandatory to link the IT Department's Permanent Account Number (PAN) card with the Aadhaar card. Subsequent to this announcement, many individuals initiated the process only to find that small differences in the spellings...

There are times when despite various efforts put by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), an Aadhaar Cardholder faces a lot of issues such as wrong information printed on the Aadhaar Card, Aadhaar Card is generated but not delivered at the communication address, and many more. In order to address the grievances and complaints,...