UIDAI Records Over 1 Crore Mobile Numbers Linked With Aadhaar in February

UIDAI Records Over 1 Crore Mobile Numbers Linked With Aadhaar in February

Over 1 crore mobile numbers were seeded in Aadhaar following requests from residents in the month of February, an official statement said on Friday. The linking of mobile numbers with Aadhaar jumped 93 percent in February from 56.7 lakh registration in January, according to the Unique Identification Authority of India…

UIDAI Makes Aadhaar’s Online Document Update Facility Free Till June 14

UIDAI Makes Aadhaar’s Online Document Update Facility Free Till June 14

The Unique Identification Authority of India has made document update facility online for Aadhaar free till June 14, an official statement said on Wednesday. Earlier, residents were required to pay Rs. 25 to update their documents on the Aadhaar portal. “The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has decided to…

Aadhaar Enrolment for Newborns With Birth Certificates Said to Be Expanded to All States Soon

Aadhaar Enrolment for Newborns With Birth Certificates Said to Be Expanded to All States Soon

Aadhaar enrolment for newborns along with birth certificates is expected to be available in all states in the next few months, expanding beyond 16 states currently offering the facility, government sources said. At present, 16 states have Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration. The process began more than one year ago, with…

UIDAI to Prompt Aadhaar Card Holders to Update Biometrics Once Every 10 Years, Says Official

UIDAI to Prompt Aadhaar Card Holders to Update Biometrics Once Every 10 Years, Says Official

Aadhaar card holders will be encouraged by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to voluntarily update their biometric data every ten years. As per a report, officials have stated that the government body will push people to update their facial and fingerprint scans connected to their Aadhaar card over…

Aadhaar Data of Farmers Exposed by Government’s PM Kisan Website, Security Researcher Reports

Aadhaar Data of Farmers Exposed by Government’s PM Kisan Website, Security Researcher Reports

Aadhaar data of a large number of farmers was leaked by a government website designed for the welfare of the agriculture sector in India, a security researcher has reported. The website, called PM Kisan, allows the government to distribute grants to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi programme….