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Aadhaar

Fragile Borders

Aadhaar, India’s biometrics-based nationalidentity system, has definitely been a gamechanger in the delivery of our public policy benefits. Designed to provide legal identity to those who possessed no papers and to eliminate the multiple documents required for availing even minor government benefits, it has largely been an unqualified success.

Aadhaar authentication crosses 150 billion transactions

The total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions has crossed the 150 billion (15,011.82 crore)-mark, making it a milestone moment in the journey of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and for the broader Aadhaar ecosystem, the Ministry of Electronics & IT said on Friday.