Aadhar Card UIDAI New Services Launch 2013

Aadhar Card UIDAI New Services Launch 2013

UNIQUE Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Friday unveiled three new Aadhaar-enhanced services which would help residents to authenticate (heir identity anytime and anywhere through a digital platform.

Besides the authority also announced establishment of (around 300) permanent enrollment centres (Aadhaar Kendras). The number of these Aadhaar Kendras would be scaled up to 1.000 by September this year. "Thecentres will facilitate enrolment of residents left out during the camps organised by registrars in the past and also facilitate bio-metric and demographic update." UIDAI Chairman.

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia. who was also present on ihe occasion. said there could be leakage ranging between 20 to 40 per cent in the present system of deliver) of benefits under various schemes and said that these services would help plugging them.

The authority has launched three Aadhaar-enabled services including e-KYC. OTP (one time pint authentication and Iris authentication.

The e-KYC service will enable individuals to authorize service providers to receive electronic copy of their proof of identity and address.

The e-KYC service can be deployed by different agencies to verify a resident's identity and address. Only demographic information (Name. Address. Date of Birth. Gender. Photograph & Mobile Number) that is collected during Aadhaar enrollment will be shared, at the request of. and/or with the consent of the Aadhaar number holder.