Aadhaar, Jan Dhan giving big push to digital India ecosystem: Instamojo’s CEO
According to Swain, three different buckets of opportunities got created over the last three-four years.
According to Swain, three different buckets of opportunities got created over the last three-four years.
Amidst the chief minister's intervention into the crisis, hundreds of letters pertaining to Aadhaar deactivation started flooding. Most of them are by the Matuas in East and West Burdwan districts, where dozens of families have pressed the panic button.
A team from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) visited Ms Josymol P Jose at her home in Kumarakam, Kottayam district in Kerala, the same day and got her Aadhaar number generated.
Union Ministry of Home Affairs made the declaration in this regard in a notification issued on Wednesday
The number of face authentication transactions is on an upward trajectory and the monthly numbers clocked in May is an increase of 38 per cent, compared with such transactions reported in January 2023, indicative of its growing usage.
The Justice BN Srikrishna Committee submitted the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 in July, suggesting amendments to the Aadhaar Act.
The apex court on 26 September declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions including linking with bank accounts, mobile phones, and school admissions.
The agency said that the “no operator can make or update Aadhaar unless resident himself give his biometric”.
An unauthorized person from anywhere in the world can generate Aadhaar ID using the patch, which is easily available for Rs 2,500.
The move by UIDAI is expected to come as a major relief to parents and students who have been facing difficulties due to schools insisting on Aadhaar number during admission.