The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar cards, has been shifted to the administrative control of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology from Niti Aayog.
The decision to shift UIDAI from NITI Aayog was taken keeping in mind the government’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ programme as the Aadhaar numbers are being linked with several services
Earlier, UIDAI was the part of Planning Commission.
The decision to shift UIDAI from NITI Aayog was taken keeping in mind the government’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ programme as the Aadhaar numbers are being linked with several services
Earlier, UIDAI was the part of Planning Commission.
About Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI):
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a central government agency of India.
It is attached to the erstwhile Planning Commission of India and later to NITI Aayog and now to IT ministry.
Its objective is to collect the biometric and demographic data of residents, store them in a centralised database, and issue a 12-digit unique identity number called Aadhaar to each resident
It is considered the world’s largest national identification number project.
Legislation to back UIDAI is still pending in the Parliament of India.
The UIDAI is mandated to assign a 12-digit unique identification (UID) number (termed as Aadhaar) to all the residents of India.
It is attached to the erstwhile Planning Commission of India and later to NITI Aayog and now to IT ministry.
Its objective is to collect the biometric and demographic data of residents, store them in a centralised database, and issue a 12-digit unique identity number called Aadhaar to each resident
It is considered the world’s largest national identification number project.
Legislation to back UIDAI is still pending in the Parliament of India.
The UIDAI is mandated to assign a 12-digit unique identification (UID) number (termed as Aadhaar) to all the residents of India.
Current Applications of Aadhar:
Direct Benefit transfer (DBT)
In these Direct Benefit Transfer schemes, the subsidy money is directly transferred to a bank account which is Aadhaar-linked.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas signed a memorandum of understanding with UIDAI.
The DBTL scheme was modified later as PAHAL.
DBT had resulted in a 24% reduction in the sale of subsidized LPG, as “ghost beneficiaries” had been excluded.
Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance systems
In 2014, Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance systems (AEBAS) was introduced in government offices. The system was introduced to check late-arrival and absentiism of government employeers.
In these Direct Benefit Transfer schemes, the subsidy money is directly transferred to a bank account which is Aadhaar-linked.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas signed a memorandum of understanding with UIDAI.
The DBTL scheme was modified later as PAHAL.
DBT had resulted in a 24% reduction in the sale of subsidized LPG, as “ghost beneficiaries” had been excluded.
Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance systems
In 2014, Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance systems (AEBAS) was introduced in government offices. The system was introduced to check late-arrival and absentiism of government employeers.
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