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Revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey named new finance secretary

An IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre with over 35 years of experience in state and Central governments, Pandey is taking over at a time when the economic growth has been on a downward trajectory

Govt budgets Rs 985 crore for UIDAI in the next financial year; up 17%

The document did not provide reasons for the downward revision but it could be because of non-utilisation of all the funds allocated to the UIDAI

Accept it or not, privatisation is on

The writing on the wall says privatisation of banking is inevitable; how it is done is a matter of academic interest

1.25 billion residents of India now have Aadhaar card, says UIDAI

"This means that over 1.25 billion residents of India have the 12-digit unique identity," it added

UIDAI shelves plan to hire social media agency to monitor online platforms

"UIDAI has decided not to pursue the project. The issue has become infructuous. As of today, there is no plan that such project will be pursued," he told the bench.

Link your PAN with Aadhaar before Dec 31; it's mandatory, says I-T dept

Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says that every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his Aadhaar number to tax authorities.

Govt has no plans to link social media accounts with Aadhaar: Prasad

Prasad said Aadhaar is based on three core principles of "minimal information, optimal ignorance and federated database"

30% of homeless, 27% of third-gender residents don't have Aadhaar: Report

Survey report by Dalberg says Aadhaar usage widespread, but problems remain

Panel to review security, privacy of citizen data, UIDAI's functioning

The committee will also review of functioning of the telecom regulator TRAI, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)

Deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar extended till December 31: CBDT

This is the seventh time that the government has extended the deadline for individuals to link their PAN with Aadhaar

Aadhaar integration can weed out fake voters: UIDAI's Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Aadhaar cannot be a sufficient condition for voter registration, said Ajay Bhushan Pandey

No breach of Aadhaar servers in IT Grids' case, servers fully secure: UIDAI

No illegal access was made to its CIDR and no data has been stolen from its servers, UIDAI said in a statement

UIDAI may provide non-biometric assistance for online Aadhaar services

This service could be helpful to users in rural areas or those not familiar with the online system, and Common Service Centres can be allowed to charge a small fee for offering the assistance

Aadhaar software hack: Ghost entries not possible in database, says UIDAI

Any operator found violating the stipulated processes or indulging in fraudulent or corrupt practices, is blocked and blacklisted by the UIDAI

Spreading unhappiness equally around

The section of civil society opposed to Aadhaar is unhappy because the UIDAI and all other state agencies that wish to can process data non-consensually

Trai chief R S Sharma's details not leaked from Aadhaar servers: UIDAI

It said that factually anyone can google or visit other sources and find out Sharma's personal details without Aadhaar

UIDAI relaxes daily Aadhaar enrolment target for bank branches

The bank branches with Aadhaar facility will have to raise the minimum number of Aadhaar enrolments and updations to 12 per day per branch from October 1

UIDAI brings digitally-signed QR code with photo for eAadhaar

The new feature, the digitally-signed QR code, will contain photo of the Aadhaar holder in addition to existing facility of demographic details

An unworkable leaky disaster

UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey made 26 authentication attempts related to UIDAI services. Five of these attempts resulted in failure

UIDAI set to introduce face authentication feature from July 1

It had said that face authentication will be allowed only in fusion mode meaning it would be permitted along with either fingerprint or iris or OTP to verify the details of Aadhaar holders