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UIDAI suspends 1.2% of total Aadhaar operators for attempting fraud
The Unique Identification Authority of India has suspended 1.2 per cent of Aadhar operators in the last year for attempting fraudulent activities, an official statement said on Tuesday. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is estimated to have 99,000-1 lakh operators who enrol individuals as well as provide other Aadhaar services like name correction, address change etc. "About 1.2 per cent of total operators have been suspended in the last one year, due to attempted fraudulent activities. Necessary penal action is taken in such cases," UIDAI said in a statement. In a security update of the Aadhaar system, the UIDAI said that it has restricted the number of enrolments per day per machine. "To discourage mischievous operators from misusing the system, GPS fencing has been embedded in the Enrolment machines. An operator is required to verify the credentials of the Enrolment machine regularly with the UIDAI data centre and only a limited number of enrolments are allo
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More than 1,750 mn Aadhaar authentications done in October 2022: UIDAI
So far, over 1,100 welfare schemes in the country run by both centre and states have been notified to use Aadhaar
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Verify Aadhaar before accepting it as proof of identity, says UIDAI
Card can be verified using the QR code available on all forms of the identity document
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Centre amends Aadhaar regulation, advises updating supporting documents
The amendment made to the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations said users may update their documents to ensure the continued accuracy of their information in CIDR
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What is Baal Aadhaar card? Check benefits, eligibility, and other details
Over 7.9 million enrolled under Baal Aadhaar initiative from April to July: UIDAI
Over Rs 980 crore spent on Aadhaar enrolments, updates since 2019-20: Govt
Over Rs 980 crore has been spent by the UIDAI in the last three years on Aadhaar enrolments and updates, while nearly 5.99 lakh Aadhaars have been cancelled for being duplicate
Close to 12,000 Aadhaar enrolment operators suspended in recent months
This was because of a technical glitch in the document verification process
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By simplifying address-proof function, Aadhaar seeks to expand access
What's changed now is that the UIDAI will offer users the option of updating their address
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Aadhaar introduces dynamic OTP in its app
With this feature, people now do not have to wait for OTP to arrive on their mobile
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UIDAI mAadhaar app review: Several glitches, crashing biggest problem
The app is available in Google Play Store and is limited for use on Android 5.0 and above only
