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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) on 12 July 2016 by the Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The Aadhaar Act 2016 has been amended by the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 (14 of 2019) w.e.f. 25.07.2019.UIDAI was created to issue Unique Identification numbers (UID), named as "Aadhaar", to all residents of India.
The UID had to be (a) robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities, and (b) verifiable and authenticable in an easy, cost-effective way. As on 31st October 2021, the Authority has issued 131.68 crore Aadhaar numbers to the residents of India.
Under the Aadhaar Act 2016, UIDAI is responsible for Aadhaar enrolment and authentication, including operation and management of all stages of Aadhaar life cycle, developing the policy, procedure, and system for issuing Aadhaar numbers to individuals and perform authentication and the security of identity information and authentication records of individuals.
Aadhaar is a unique random number that gives nationwide portability as it can be authenticated anywhere on-line.
Features of Aadhaar
- Uniqueness. This is achieved through the process of demographic and biometric de-duplication
- Portability. Aadhaar gives nationwide portability as it can be authenticated anywhere on-line.
- Random number
- Scalable technology architecture
- Open source technologies
myAadhaar Services
- Download Aadhaar
- Order Aadhaar PVC Card
- Check Aadhaar PVC Card Order Status
- Check Enrolment & Update Status
- Locate Enrolment Center
- Book an Appointment
- Retrieve EID / Aadhaar number
- Verify Email/Mobile
- Verify Aadhaar
- VID Generator
- Lock / Unlock Aadhaar
The Unique Identification Authority of India is a statutory authority established under the provisions of Aadhaar act 2016 by the Govt. of India under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
Understand the acts, rules and regulations that make up the legal framework of Aadhaar. Also stay up to date with latest circulars and notifications.
