Aadhaar Project

From UPI to national telemedicine service e-Sanjeevani, some of India's key digital public infrastructure projects have been showcased in a thematic zone at the venue of the G20 summit that begins in Delhi on Saturday.

As India prepares to embark on an unprecedented mission of nationwide anti-Covid-19 vaccination beginning January 16, the Central government today appraised state governments of the logistics and nuances that will go into making the project a success. The virtual meeting held today between the state and Central officials primarily focused on the Co...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the consent of parents was needed for enrolment of children to obtain Aadhaar, but they should be given an option to exit from the project if they choose, on becoming adults.

Nandan Nilekani, known as the architect of Aadhaar, had always been supportive of the national ID scheme. "Aadhaar will come out with flying colours," the former Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman had said amid privacy concerns. And today Mr Nilekani not only welcomed the "landmark judgment", he reiterated that the "unique id...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed linking of Aadhaar with PAN or Permanent Account Number, which is mandatory for filing of income tax return (ITR). The top court, however, ruled that it is not mandatory to link bank accounts with Aadhaar or Unique Identity Number, a 12-digit personal identification number issued by the Unique Identification A...

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the operator of world's largest biometric database for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks.

The Unique Identification Authority of India today denied that it had directed telecom operators, phone makers or Google to include a helpline number for its ID card project Aadhaar after the number was spotted by users, inexplicably added to their contact lists, across the country.

In effect, the March 31 Aadhaar linking deadline has been extended indefinitely.

A legal challenge to the Aadhaar identification project is moving into its last lap. Five judges of the Supreme Court will today start holding final hearing into a batch of petitions, the earliest one filed back in 2012, that contend the scheme violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy and challenge a 2016 law enacted by parliament that...

As the UIDAI came in for stinging criticism for filing a police case against a journalist after she exposed a racket to get unauthorised access into the database, the central authority that oversees the Aadhaar project responded, saying the police case was filed because there had been a criminal offence.

The government has made linking of PAN with Aadhaar mandatory to get a 360 degree view of a person's income and assets.

In a latest notification, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) sought 'full cooperation from its affiliated schools' in enhancing the coverage of 'Aadhaar enrolment' to implement government project 'Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchaan'

This clarification by the UIDAI, which administers the Aadhaar project, comes in the wake of recent reports of breach in the security of Aadhaar data.

Microsoft is using Aadhaar APIs for Skype and skill training via Project Sangam.

Digitising cash based operations has the potential to bring a host of benefits to MFIs as it mitigates cash carrying risks and improves operational efficiency.

From UPI to national telemedicine service e-Sanjeevani, some of India's key digital public infrastructure projects have been showcased in a thematic zone at the venue of the G20 summit that begins in Delhi on Saturday.

As India prepares to embark on an unprecedented mission of nationwide anti-Covid-19 vaccination beginning January 16, the Central government today appraised state governments of the logistics and nuances that will go into making the project a success. The virtual meeting held today between the state and Central officials primarily focused on the Co...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the consent of parents was needed for enrolment of children to obtain Aadhaar, but they should be given an option to exit from the project if they choose, on becoming adults.

Nandan Nilekani, known as the architect of Aadhaar, had always been supportive of the national ID scheme. "Aadhaar will come out with flying colours," the former Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman had said amid privacy concerns. And today Mr Nilekani not only welcomed the "landmark judgment", he reiterated that the "unique id...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed linking of Aadhaar with PAN or Permanent Account Number, which is mandatory for filing of income tax return (ITR). The top court, however, ruled that it is not mandatory to link bank accounts with Aadhaar or Unique Identity Number, a 12-digit personal identification number issued by the Unique Identification A...

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the operator of world's largest biometric database for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks.

The Unique Identification Authority of India today denied that it had directed telecom operators, phone makers or Google to include a helpline number for its ID card project Aadhaar after the number was spotted by users, inexplicably added to their contact lists, across the country.

In effect, the March 31 Aadhaar linking deadline has been extended indefinitely.

A legal challenge to the Aadhaar identification project is moving into its last lap. Five judges of the Supreme Court will today start holding final hearing into a batch of petitions, the earliest one filed back in 2012, that contend the scheme violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy and challenge a 2016 law enacted by parliament that...

As the UIDAI came in for stinging criticism for filing a police case against a journalist after she exposed a racket to get unauthorised access into the database, the central authority that oversees the Aadhaar project responded, saying the police case was filed because there had been a criminal offence.

The government has made linking of PAN with Aadhaar mandatory to get a 360 degree view of a person's income and assets.

In a latest notification, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) sought 'full cooperation from its affiliated schools' in enhancing the coverage of 'Aadhaar enrolment' to implement government project 'Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchaan'

This clarification by the UIDAI, which administers the Aadhaar project, comes in the wake of recent reports of breach in the security of Aadhaar data.

Microsoft is using Aadhaar APIs for Skype and skill training via Project Sangam.

Digitising cash based operations has the potential to bring a host of benefits to MFIs as it mitigates cash carrying risks and improves operational efficiency.