To a question on whether the UIDAI had received requests for opting out of the Aadhaar scheme, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology S S Ahluwalia gave an affirmative reply. read more

The government has proposed a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance, sources said. read more

#2018 Year-End Special: We now live in a time when devices listen, chips track your choices, and governments can watch from behind a barcode. How do we navigate this world? read more

UIDAI has asked the school authorities and their managements to ensure that no child is denied admission for lack of Aadhaar.  read more

The agency hired by the Unique Authority of India (UIDAI) to gauge views on Aadhaar would look at publicly available information on the 12-digit unique identity and not have any access to private conversations. read more

Delhi High Court’s move came in the wake of reported leak of personal information of people from the Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) database. read more

Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash, who accused two AAP MLAs of beating him up in presence of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, will be additional secretary in the telecom department, while Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chief Ajay Bhushan... read more

Set up in 2009 through a government notification, UIDAI has been generating the 12-digit unique identity number, called Aadhaar, since 2010. As on September 30, more than 1.12 billion Aadhaar numbers have been generated. read more

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to utilise Aadhaar biometrics to identify unnamed dead bodies. read more

The planned ‘Aadhaar Seva Kendras’, conceptualised on the lines of Passport Seva Kendras, will offer “hassle-free” enrolment and update facility to ensure ease in Aadhaar-related services to residents, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said on Tuesday. read more

UIDAI and DoT have also said for the first time that they are in the devising an alternative KYC mechanism to issue new SIM cards. read more

The UIDAI clarified that the top court orders state that it cannot keep authentication log for more than six months but the telecom companies have to keep the data as per Aadhaar regulations to resolve grievances of consumers. read more

Offline Aadhaar ID verification now available: UIDAI read more

UIDAI has asked telecom companies to submit plan for discontinuing Aadhaar-based authentication system for mobile SIMs. read more

The Supreme Court, while holding Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid, struck down section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, permitting private entities to avail Aadhaar data. read more