May 3rd, 2023 5:47 PM 14 COMMENTS

UIDAI Launches Facility to Verify Mobile Numbers and Email IDs with Aadhaar

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new facility on its website and mobile app to allow residents to verify their mobile numbers and email IDs that have been linked with their Aadhaar. The feature is designed to address instances where residents are unsure of the mobile number that has been seeded to their Aadhaar. By using the "Verify email/mobile Number" feature on the official website or... Read More

October 17th, 2018 9:49 PM 7 COMMENTS

Customers Will Not Face Any Disruption in Services During the Transition to New KYC: DoT

Telecom subscribers will not face any service disruption due to the change in the KYC regime following the Supreme Court order on Aadhaar use. A senior of DoT told PTI that the government would ensure that customers will not face any service related issues during the period. It's said that around 25-30 crore telecom subscribers across the country will likely be affected due to the transition from Aadhaar-based authentication to... Read More

October 16th, 2018 11:57 AM 1 COMMENTS

Large Telco Seeks More Time from UIDAI to Submit Alternate eKYC Plan: Report

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has already put a deadline for telcos to submit an alternate plan to the eKYC verification method. A new report from PTI now reveals that a large operator has sought more time to share its action plan to migrate to an alternate system of authenticating mobile users. The operator cited that reverting back to paper verification was not just costly, but it might... Read More

October 11th, 2018 2:41 PM 5 COMMENTS

Telcos Propose Slight Changes to eKYC Verification: Check Out the New Procedure

It's already a known that Aadhaar body UIDAI asked telcos to come with a new eKYC method by October 15, following the Supreme Court order last month. The telecom operators along with COAI  have reached out Department of Telecommunications (DoT) with a new eKYC verification method as an alternative to the Aadhaar-based verification. Under the latest Supreme Court order, private companies including telcos and banks are not allowed to use... Read More

October 5th, 2018 8:15 PM 10 COMMENTS

UIDAI Says Service Providers Can Use Offline Verification Modes of Aadhaar

Aadhaar-issuing body, UIDAI today said that service providers could make use of the offline verification modes of Aadhaar such as eAadhaar and QR code, which allows a user to avail services without any access to biometrics or authentication or revealing the 12-digit Aadhaar ID. UIDAI made this statement after the Supreme Court judgement on restricting the use of Aadhaar. In an interview to PTI, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)... Read More

October 1st, 2018 2:56 PM 29 COMMENTS

UIDAI Seeks a Plan From Telcos on How to Discontinue Aadhaar-Based eKYC by October 15

Aadhaar body, UIDAI has asked telecom service providers in the country to prepare a plan in the next 15 days on how to stop using the 12-digit Aadhaar-based eKYC authentication. This move comes a week after the Supreme Court decision which imposed curbs on the use of Aadhaar as a mandate by private firms including banks and telcos. UIDAI has already issued a circular on the same to telcos including... Read More

September 26th, 2018 8:53 PM 16 COMMENTS

UIDAI Terms Supreme Court Judgement of Aadhaar as Historic and Landmark

The Supreme Court has finally given its verdict on Aadhaar stating that public firms are not allowed to request Aadhaar from the users to provide the services. This essentially means that telcos are not required to ask for Aadhaar as a mandatory proof to issue a new SIM card. Aadhaar body, UIDAI has welcomed the historic, landmark Supreme Court judgement stating that the court has supported the validity of Aadhaar.... Read More

August 27th, 2018 7:23 PM 3 COMMENTS

COAI Concerned Over New Face Authentication Norms Set by UIDAI For Telcos

The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) has raised its concern over UIDAI's new norms on face recognition for telcos. COAI today urged that some of the conditioned provisions will put additional cost and time burden on telecom firms. COAI also voiced that the new norms are against the tenets of ease of doing business. The apex industry body opined while the industry fully supports all efforts to make authentication... Read More

August 22nd, 2018 11:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

UIDAI Directs Enrolment Agencies in Kerala to Provide Free e-Aadhaar Printouts to Users

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has directed all the Aadhaar enrolment agencies in Kerala state and South Karnataka regions to provide free e-Aadhaar printouts to the users. UIDAI has asked all the agencies 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. For the uninitiated, Kerala state has been hit... Read More

August 18th, 2018 2:40 PM 3 COMMENTS

Telcos Can Soon Issue New SIM Cards Using Face Authentication Feature for Aadhaar, Says UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which announced the face authentication feature for Aadhaar earlier this year, today stated that it would start the rollout of the feature in a phased manner. The feature will start rolling out with telecom service providers from September 15. When UIDAI announced the face recognition feature, it thought of starting the service from July 1, which was later pushed to August 1. However,... Read More

August 12th, 2018 4:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

UIDAI Plans a Public Outreach Program to Sensitise People About Dos and Don’ts of Sharing Aadhaar

The Aadhaar body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is planning a user outreach to sensitise people about the dos and don'ts of sharing their biometric identifier. This move from UIDAI comes after Trai chief RS Sharma's open Aadhaar dare on Twitter, which reached a lot of backlash from the Indian consumers. The UIDAI intends to equate the Aadhaar number with other personal information (such as PAN, bank account and... Read More

August 9th, 2018 12:15 PM 3 COMMENTS

UIDAI Tightens Date of Birth Updation Rules on Aadhaar

Of late, the Aadhaar body, UIDAI is making various changes to Aadhaar card details update process. In its latest move, changes in Date of Birth (DoB) of an Aadhaar holder "more than once" may entail a visit to the regional office of the Unique Identification Authority of India, according to a recent official notification. "...Provided that the date of birth of the resident can be updated only once. In case,... Read More

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