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Coming down heavily on Moody's Investors Service, India has slammed the international credit agency for making sweeping assertions against Aadhaar without citing any evidence, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Monday.
The terrorists had first confirmed the identity of the victims, through their Aadhaar cards after barging into their homes of Hindu families
This comes after a complaint was filed at the Kandivali police station stating that Aadhaar cards were being issued without proper documentation at Bank of Baroda branch in Kandivali.
Aadhaar holders are only advised to exercise normal prudence in using and sharing it, the notice issued by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said.
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In a latest, the Centre has made Aadhaar mandatory for civilian victims of terror, Naxal and communal violence who want to claim financial assistance. It has been reported that Aadhaar will simplify the procedure of availing benefit of such schemes. Till Aadhaar is assigned, benefit under the scheme shall be given if the beneficiary produces the Aadhaar enrolment identification slip and any other valid government ID.
Viewing to enhancingly aid people pan India for the enrollments, updations, Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has operationalized 28 Aadhaar seva kendras as part of its plan to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar enrollment and centres across the country.
In an extended opportunity for the citizens to link Aadhaar and PAN Cards, the last date for the mandatory linking has been declared till March next year, the earlier deadline being December 31.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced a new milestone achieved by the Aadhaar project – the crossing of the 125 crore mark. This means that over 1.25 billion residents of India have a 12-digit unique identity.
Viewing to facilitate to reap seamless benefits of the income tax services, the Central Board of Direct Taxes on Monday said that it would be mandatory to link Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar by the end of this month.
Viewing to enhancingly aid people pan India for the enrollments, updations, Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has operationalized 21 Aadhaar seva kendras as part of its plan to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar enrollment and centres across the country.
Non-resident Indians holding Indian passports will no longer have to wait 180 days to get their Aadhaar card made. Rather, NRIs will now be able to get Aadhaar cards with immediate effect. The Union government has announced this before Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for US visit on Friday.
With the parliament appraising and passing the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the Centre in participation with the Reserve Bank of India has decided to ask for Aadhaar authentication as establishing identity for individuals who are desirous of receiving any benefit or subsidy.
In a latest development, Jammu and Kashmir government has approved Aadhaar-linked payment mode for disbursal of pension to beneficiaries under various central and state-sponsored schemes in order to ensure transparency and avoid delays. The move is aimed at ensuring transparency and avoid delays in disbursement of pension to eligible old-aged, widows and physically challenged persons.
Amidst loud thumping in the lower house and protests by opposition parties over concerns of privacy, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on Monday saying that Aadhaar was in national interest and it did not violate privacy.
In a major move aimed at making Aadhaar making people friendly, Union Cabinet has approved the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 to replace Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019. This will enable UIDAI to have a more robust mechanism to serve the public interest and restrain the misuse of Aadhaar. After the amendment, no individual will be compelled to provide proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo authentication for the purpose of establishing his identity unless it is so p
Want to take an entry in Uttarakhand government secretariat? Then show your Aadhaar card to enter the office premises. “Those visiting the secretariat will have to produce their Aadhaar card,” state Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Thursday.
Linking Aadhaar card to every account and availing it during admission was mandatory. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked schools not to make Aadhar number mandatory for admission to schools. Reclining to the Supreme Court recent decision, the UIDAI said that asking for Aadhaar card as pre condition for admission is not allowed.
In the reference to recent Supreme Court’s order on Aadhaar, the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are in discussion about allow the usage of ‘offline Aadhaar’ that relies on QR code instead of the biometrics E KYC for opening bank accounts, operating payment wallets and purchasing insurance.
UIDAI on Friday asked banks not to discontinue the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) as it may create obstruction in the delivery of welfare benefits.
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.
The long battle of linking Aadhaar with the constitutional validity of linking and sharing the details, the Supreme Court in its verdict giving a major blow has scrapped linking Aadhaar to mobile companies and bank accounts. The apex court has guarded the Aadhaar card to PAN and welfare schemes in the country.
Extending a supporting hand to the students, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) clarified saying that schools are responsible for providing Aadhaar enrollment and update facility to students and cannot refuse admissions for the lack of the unique identification cards. It notified that not only it was illegal on the school’s part to deny admission.
The UIDAI has directed the Aadhaar enrolment agencies in Kerala, including banks and post offices, to facilitate retrieval of the 12-digit number and provide free printouts to Aadhaar-holders who have lost their document in the flood-hit state.
Adding up to the convenience list, the Haryana government has decided to provide the facility of registration and updating of Aadhaar cards in post offices, government offices, banks, and e-Disha centers in the state.
Clarifying the rumors creating controversy on the placement of Aadhaar card toll-free number in users' phonebooks across India, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on August 5 said vested interests used Google’s “inadvertent” act on its helpline number to create fear and tarnish the image of Aadhaar while emphasizing that a number stored in contact list cannot steal data from a mobile phone.
Refuting reports of controversy around the placement of its toll-free number in users' phonebooks across India, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said it is not a valid Aadhaar Helpline number as they have not stated any such guidelines.
Aadhaar is one of the issues that have divided the political spectrum. Generally, it is observed that, political parties, when they are in power, support Aadhaar and oppose it when they are in the opposition.
Now you can easily change your address in Aadhar card. UIDAI will start a new service from April next year. This will enable the Aadhaar Card holder to easily make changes to his address. This will help those who do not have the proof of local resident and those who stay rent. Under the service, UIDAI will send a secret pin through the letter to the Aadhaar card holder. These secret PINs will be the same as banks send a secret PIN of credit card or debit card to your address.
Delhi High Court sought the Centre's response on a PIL seeking direction to utilize biometric and Aadhaar details of missing persons so that they can be reunited with their families on Friday.
“Aadhaar biometric data is secure,” said the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today by brushing off the reports that surfaced on social media and online news media, about the Aadhaar Enrolment Software being allegedly tampered and sold for some money in the underground market.
Free nutrition schemes across Maharashtra, meant for malnourished children, pregnant and lactating women, can now be availed only if they have Aadhaar cards. The Maharashtra Women and Child Development (WCD) department made it “necessary” to start registering Aadhaar card numbers of the beneficiaries.
Today when the Aadhaar based system is also questioned, on which system will you rely? The unique features like retina, fingerprints may work better in future in storing the confidentiality of individual! Keeping this feature in mind, paperless travel could soon become a reality, according to a top aviation expert SITA.
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it clear that banks cannot deny persons their monthly pension for not possessing an Aadhaar or due to wear and tear of fingerprints.
For the 1st time ever, Maharashtra becomes India’s first state to allow Aadhaar verification for property registration. Now the property buyers will be able to register their properties simply through Aadhaar verification. Aadhaar verification will also save time and be queuing up for registration.
Aadhaar has always been under the scrutiny scanner for the misleading allegations against it. Countering all the allegations of breach of data and fresh data leak of Aadhaar, UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has affirmed and refuted reports about the same and claimed that Aadhaar remains safe and secure.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday made a PowerPoint presentation on Aadhaar scheme and Technicalities in the Apex court to allay concerns. The Supreme Court five judge bench granted permission to the Centre to elaborate on the technical aspects of the Aadhaar project by way of a PowerPoint presentation by UIDAI CEO, Ajay Bhushan Pandey.
Today everyone is being recognized with ‘Aadhaar’ that it has become our identity and safeguarding it is our responsibility. Do not fall prey to the forged documents while sharing personal information like Aadhaar number, regarding Aadhaar number, bank account number, PAN number etc on digital platform.
Have you forgotten to carry your documents like PAN Card or Aadhaar Card? Then there is a digital solution for you, DigiLocker, a government initiative is aimed at the concept of paperless governance.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced UAN-Aadhaar linking facility for the convenience of members using EPFO Link in UMANG Mobile App. This is in addition to the existing web facility already available at EPFO’s website www.epfindia.gov.in >> Online Services >> e-KYC Portal>> LINK UAN AADHAAR.
Aadhaar has introduced blue ‘Baal Aadhaar’ card for children under 5 years of age. UIDAI has tweeted this information as Aadhaar has become as the important document of the benefits and identification of all government facilities.
In good news, Telangana government saved over 2 Lakh tonnes of rice worth Rs 578 Crores as it reached to the genuine beneficiaries through the public distribution system. All the credit goes to the Telangana government's ePOS project.
Now board your flight without using any paper. Walk into the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bangalore without a ticket in hand. Using your biometrics as a ticket, scan your fingerprints for security. The airport cameras will process the features of your face as you wander through the terminal and open the boarding gates for you. This is the technological dive Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL) is hoping to take within few months.
Finally the wait is over. After a very long time, the process of online re-verification of Aadhaar through mobile connections is made available. This system is made available especially for the senior citizens, physically and non-resident Indians. This process is possible as Bharti Airtel has rolled out the scheme of online re-verification for citizens above 70 years.
Aadhaar has become almost essential for any field but the Aadhaar authorities no essential service or benefits like the medical facility, school admission or ration through PDS can be denied for want of UIDAI.
During a hearing on Aadhaar case, the Supreme Court asked the West Bengal government as to what is so wrong with having 'One Nation One Identity' with the Centre making Aadhaar mandatory.
The Supreme Court, during a hearing in the Aadhaar case, said that the court can't declare a law unconstitutional just because it could be misused. The apex court had been hearing petitions that questioned collection of private information by UIDAI.
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said, Aadhaar is identification and not a profiling tool. Also, in the last seven years, there has been no data leak from UIDAI.
Over 77 percent of Jammu and Kashmir’s population have got their Aadhaar cards generated in the state and efforts were on to cover the remaining population. This was said by Jammu and Kashmir Information Technology minister Imran Raza Ansari in state Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
