Unique Identity Programme

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has called out for ethical hackers who will detect and fix vulnerabilities in the Aadhar security system, as per a report. They will be given access to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) that stores the Aadhaar data of 1.32 billion Indians.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central government to explain if it is considering any move to link social media accounts with its unique identity programme Aadhaar.

In the Union Budget for 2019-20, the government has provided "interchangeability of PAN (Permanent Account Number) and Aadhaar" to enable individual assessees to file income tax returns (ITR). The Aadhaar number or Unique Identity Number (UID) is a 12-digit identification number issued by the UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India under...

Aadhaar has been made mandatory for tuberculosis patients who need cash assistance from the government and healthcare providers who receive benefits under the scheme. Those who do not have the unique biometric identity yet, have been given time till August 31 to acquire it, the health ministry has said. The number will be linked to Nikshay, the gov...

Shivam Shankar Singh woke last month to an e-mail from an Indian government department. It had a name, address, mobile phone number and bank account with a code for money transfers and investments made in a dairy farm. None of the details were his.

Whether the Aadhaar card can be used for things like opening bank accounts and taking phone connections will be decided by the Supreme Court today.

Noida Traffic Police today launched a programme to allot a bar coded unique identity number to each genuine auto or tempo registered at the transport office in Noida.

A senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official on Tuesday called for resolution of issues regarding legality of Aadhaar project at the earliest, so that the unique identity number provided by it can become the sole platform for the financial inclusion programme including direct cash transfers.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has called out for ethical hackers who will detect and fix vulnerabilities in the Aadhar security system, as per a report. They will be given access to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) that stores the Aadhaar data of 1.32 billion Indians.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central government to explain if it is considering any move to link social media accounts with its unique identity programme Aadhaar.

In the Union Budget for 2019-20, the government has provided "interchangeability of PAN (Permanent Account Number) and Aadhaar" to enable individual assessees to file income tax returns (ITR). The Aadhaar number or Unique Identity Number (UID) is a 12-digit identification number issued by the UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India under...

Aadhaar has been made mandatory for tuberculosis patients who need cash assistance from the government and healthcare providers who receive benefits under the scheme. Those who do not have the unique biometric identity yet, have been given time till August 31 to acquire it, the health ministry has said. The number will be linked to Nikshay, the gov...

Shivam Shankar Singh woke last month to an e-mail from an Indian government department. It had a name, address, mobile phone number and bank account with a code for money transfers and investments made in a dairy farm. None of the details were his.

Whether the Aadhaar card can be used for things like opening bank accounts and taking phone connections will be decided by the Supreme Court today.

Noida Traffic Police today launched a programme to allot a bar coded unique identity number to each genuine auto or tempo registered at the transport office in Noida.

A senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official on Tuesday called for resolution of issues regarding legality of Aadhaar project at the earliest, so that the unique identity number provided by it can become the sole platform for the financial inclusion programme including direct cash transfers.