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Aadhaar (Hindi: आधार, lit.'base, foundation') [ 7 ] is a twelve-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by all residents of India, based on their biometrics and demographic data. [ 8 ] The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established in January 2016 by ...
List of Identity documents of India. Aadhaar Card, issued by Unique Identification Authority of India. Voter ID Card issued by the Election Commission of India. Indian Passport, issued by Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India. PAN Card, issued by the Income Tax Department. Identity documents are used for multiple purposes:
The Supreme Court of India in 2018 ruled that although the UIDAI (Unique Identification Development Authority of India) Act is constitutionally valid, the possession of Aadhar cannot be made a prerequisite for services like opening and operation of bank accounts, admissions in educational institutions or availing of mobile connections. [130]
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016 is a money bill of the Parliament of India. It aims to provide legal backing to the Aadhaar unique identification number project. It was passed on 11 March 2016 by the Lok Sabha. [1]
Website. www.eci.gov.in. The Indian Voter ID Card (officially the Elector's Photo Identity Card (EPIC)) is an identity document issued by the Election Commission of India to adults domiciles of India who have reached the age of 18. It primarily serves as an identity proof for Indian citizens while casting their ballot in the country's municipal ...
They developed Aadhaar, which is an Indian biometric ID system, a database, which contains demographic information, home addresses of Indians. In April 2017 1.14 billion Indian people got their ID number. In 2016, World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer called Aadhaar “the most sophisticated ID programme in the world.” This program is ...
The number of users saw a large jump of 753,000 new users in April when the central government urged municipal bodies to use DigiLocker to make their administration paperless. [ 8 ] From 2017, the facility was extended to allow students of the ICSE board to store their class X and XII certificates in DigiLocker and share them as required. [ 9 ]
As the first Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India, he helped create the 12-digit identity number, called Aadhaar, which is available to all eligible residents in India. He has authored a book titled The Making of Aadhaar: World's Largest Identity Platform (ISBN 9390356121) describing this project. [9]