Uidai Project

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.

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.

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.

InFocus also plans to launch more devices supporting Aadhaar-based biometric authentication in the future.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday cautioned people not to fall prey to unscrupulous entities that are charging between Rs.50 to Rs.200 for printing Aadhaar on a plastic card in the name of 'smart card'.

The government is likely to introduce legislations on Aadhaar and bankruptcy code as money bills with a view to ensuring their smooth passage in Parliament. "We will bring as many legislation as possible in the form of Money Bills. We will follow the same procedure for the bankruptcy law," a senior Finance Ministry official said.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) implementing the Aadhaar project may soon be the sole agency for enrolment of residents and collection of biometric data across the country, and Home Ministry's NPR project will not be part of it.

The government has been asked by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to provide a statutory backing to Aadhaar at the earliest and take immediate steps to address issues pertaining to the project.

Putting in place a centralized voter management system can help eliminate distortions arising out of the political economy that has muddied voter registrations, says a new book co-authored by technocrat Nandan Nilekani.

The Supreme Court order on Aadhaar card has put brakes on Election Commission's project to link UIDAI (Aadhaar) number with voters' electoral data to check multiple entries in electoral rolls.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has begun two-pilot projects that would allow public sector oil marketers to make Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) transfers as well as getting mobile connectivity easier and transparent for consumers, its chairman Nandan Nilekani said today.

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.

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.

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.

InFocus also plans to launch more devices supporting Aadhaar-based biometric authentication in the future.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday cautioned people not to fall prey to unscrupulous entities that are charging between Rs.50 to Rs.200 for printing Aadhaar on a plastic card in the name of 'smart card'.

The government is likely to introduce legislations on Aadhaar and bankruptcy code as money bills with a view to ensuring their smooth passage in Parliament. "We will bring as many legislation as possible in the form of Money Bills. We will follow the same procedure for the bankruptcy law," a senior Finance Ministry official said.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) implementing the Aadhaar project may soon be the sole agency for enrolment of residents and collection of biometric data across the country, and Home Ministry's NPR project will not be part of it.

The government has been asked by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to provide a statutory backing to Aadhaar at the earliest and take immediate steps to address issues pertaining to the project.

Putting in place a centralized voter management system can help eliminate distortions arising out of the political economy that has muddied voter registrations, says a new book co-authored by technocrat Nandan Nilekani.

The Supreme Court order on Aadhaar card has put brakes on Election Commission's project to link UIDAI (Aadhaar) number with voters' electoral data to check multiple entries in electoral rolls.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has begun two-pilot projects that would allow public sector oil marketers to make Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) transfers as well as getting mobile connectivity easier and transparent for consumers, its chairman Nandan Nilekani said today.