Aadhaar
Sign in to saveAadhaar is a twelve-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by all residents of India based on their place of residence, biometrics and demographic data. The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established in January 2016 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, following the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
Key facts
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- Unique Identification Authority of India
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- India
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- (up to the month of August 2019)
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- Neelkanth Mishra, Chairman, UIDAI Bhuvnesh Kumar, IAS, CEO, UIDAI
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- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India
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- 138.3 crore (1.383 billion) holders as of October 2024
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- "Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchaan." Translation : "My Aadhaar, My Identity"
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- Aadhaar Card or UID card
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- Specimen of an Aadhaar Card
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- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
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- Identity document
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- Identification Direct Benefit Transfer Insurance Bank account
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- Lifetime validity
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- Resident of India
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- First-time enrollment is free of cost.Further demographic updates cost and biometric updates cost .
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37 sectionsContents
- Unique Identification Authority
- History
- Establishment of UIDAI (2009–2013)
- Legislative enactment and judicial review (2016–2018)
- Subsequent developments
- Bhudhaar
- Predominant uses
- Direct Benefit Transfer
- Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance systems
- Uses by government agencies
- Uses by states
- PVC Card
- Criticism and concerns
- Feasibility concerns
- Lack of legislation and privacy concerns
- Legality of sharing data with law enforcement
- Land allotment dispute
- Security concerns
- Overlaps with National Population Register
- Fraud
- Cloning of biometric data
- Application issues
- Threat of exclusion
- Data leaks and security incidents
- 2017
- 2018
- Virtual ID
- Revolving door problem
- CAG Report on the functioning of the UIDAI
- Drive to link Aadhaar with Voter ID card
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Aadhaar is a twelve-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by all residents of India based on their place of residence, biometrics and demographic data. The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established in January 2016 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, following the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
Applicants to Aadhaar receive an Aadhaar UID Card/UID Card, that can be utilzed to identify a resident of India. As of May 2023, more than 99.9% of India's adult population had been issued Aadhaar IDs, making it the world's largest biometric ID system