With the Odisha government stressing the need for simplification of enrolment for Aadhaar and its usage, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Friday said that district-level committees would be formed in the state for the purpose. Aadhaar registration in the age group of 18 and above is reaching 100 per cent in Odisha, UIDAI Chief Executive Officer Dr Saurav Garg said while attending a workshop on Aadhaar uses here. Odisha is a lead and robust user state of Aadhaar data. District level committees would be formed for monitoring proper use and enrolment of Aadhaar, he said. Earlier inaugurating the workshop, Odisha Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra said simplifying the use of Aadhaar accelerates ease of living while ensuring effective and accurate delivery of various public services. He advised different departments to have a detailed interaction with UIDAI officers and get all their doubts clarified for enhancing the use of Aadhaar numbers. Mohapatra also emphasized t
Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number provided by the UIDAI to the residents of India after a certain verification process
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Under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, a person not assigned an Aadhaar number "shall be offered alternative and viable means of identification for delivery of the subsidy, benefit or service"
This is part of a renewed effort to reach out to more children in the 0-5 age group under the Bal Aadhaar initiative and help parents and children avail multiple benefits
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The Legislative Department in the Union Law Ministry issued notifications on Friday announcing that the rules have been amended in line with the provisions of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021
This was because of a technical glitch in the document verification process
What's changed now is that the UIDAI will offer users the option of updating their address
The Supreme Court passed its verdict directing issuance of Aadhaar cards to sex workers who were deprived of basic necessities and ration. They also stressed on maintaining due secrecy in the process
PAN will also be required for opening of current and cash credit account
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a notification stating that Aadhaar Card is not mandatory for online nomination on the "National Awards Portal".
The fee will be Rs 500 for those who link their PAN with Aadhaar between April 1 and June 30, 2022
The need for authentication through Aadhar with OTP arose because the number of UPI users was getting restricted to the customers who had debit cards.
"Protect your personal data which may be used for creating fake entities in GST for evasion of taxes," the CBIC tweeted
UIDAI is also looking forward to having more partners from India who can help it in taking the Aadhaar technology overseas. its CEO Saurabh Garg said
A senior official said the details came into the public domain "inadvertently" as the regulator is working on a beta project to host the information of creditors
An individual will be levied Rs 1,000 as a fine if the Aadhaar and PAN are not linked after March 31, 2021