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Corporate Law : Linking your PAN card with Aadhaar is crucial for compliance, simplified tax filing, avoiding penalties, preventing tax evasion, a...
Income Tax : Learn how to easily link your Aadhaar and PAN on the Income Tax website. Follow our step-by-step guide for a hassle-free process....
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Goods and Services Tax : Learn how existing GST taxpayers can authenticate their Aadhaar using two simple options. Get all the details in this informative ...
Corporate Law : UIDAI has deactivated over 2 crore Aadhaar numbers to prevent misuse and maintain database accuracy. Family members can also repor...
Goods and Services Tax : Biometric-based Aadhaar authentication and document verification for GST registration in Kerala, Nagaland, and Telangana began on ...
Corporate Law : Learn about Indian government's e-KYC authentication services, authorized entities, private firms, security audits, and data safet...
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Corporate Law : Obtain residents’ informed consent before conducting Aadhaar authentication: UIDAI to Requesting Entities Entities are required ...
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Corporate Law : It is brought to the notice of this Court that Aadhar Cards are not being issued to sex workers as they were unable to produce pro...
Corporate Law : The petitioner is deprived from getting foodgrains from the public distribution system simply because Aadhar card is not linked wi...
Company Law : High Court had refused to quash a FIR registered against a 47 years old entrepreneur, allegedly involved in illegally selling aadh...
Corporate Law : The issue under consideration is that the petitioner has two aadhaar card with two different date of birth. Because of which her s...
Corporate Law : UIDAI issues new regulations for Aadhaar, including rules for deactivating Aadhaar numbers with mixed biometrics and establishing ...
Corporate Law : UIDAI modifies Aadhaar rules, allowing information sharing with birth registrars for child accounts and clarifying the process for...
Corporate Law : The UIDAI has amended its regulations, introducing a new fee for entities that receive updates on the status of Aadhaar numbers. T...
Corporate Law : UIDAI revises Aadhaar enrolment and update regulations, including handling duplicate Aadhaar numbers and updating acceptable docum...
Corporate Law : EPFO introduces a streamlined process for joint declaration updates, including UAN, Aadhaar validation, and document submission vi...
Q.1 Can an NRI apply for Aadhaar? Ans. YES. An NRI (whether minor or adult) with a valid Indian Passport can apply for Aadhaar from any Aadhaar Kendra. Q.2 Can my passport be used for Aadhaar update of my spouse? Ans. If your passport has the name of your spouse, then it can be used […]
Q.1 Can the resident’s data be purged from Aadhaar database? Ans: As is the case with the other services availed from the government, there is no provision for purging the data of the resident from the database once he has obtained his Aadhaar. The data is also required as it is used for de-duplication of […]
Central Government after consultation with IDAI & RBI permits 38 reporting entities to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Money-laundering Act. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. S.O. 1702(E). | Dated: 8th April, 2022 S.O. 1702(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section […]
Aadhaar is a unique 12 digit random number assigned to a resident which is apart from offline or physical verification, verifiable online anywhere anytime using the Aadhaar authentication platform. Aadhaar authentication responds only with ‘yes/no’ answer.
Q.1 What is Face Recognition? Ans. UIDAI does not use face recognition method to identify Aadhaar number holders. However, based on available information in public domain, it is understood that face recognition is a process by which demographic information or biometric information like facial image of an individual is scanned by applicable technology for 1:N […]
Enrolment & Update Q.1 Where can I enrol for Aadhaar? Ans. You have to visit an Aadhaar Enrolment centre set up by Enrolment Agency to enrol for Aadhaar. You can also search nearest Enrolment centre by clicking on “Locate Enrolment Center” or https://appointments.uidai.gov.in/easearch.aspx . You have to enter State, District and locality for finding the nearest enrolment centre. […]
Uniqueness of identity of the Applicant, established through a de-duplication process is the most important feature of Aadhaar. It was seen that UIDAI had to cancel more than 4.75 lakh Aadhaars (November 2019) for being duplicate. There were instances of issue of Aadhaars with the same biometric data to different residents indicating flaws in the de-duplication process and issue of Aadhaars on faulty biometrics and documents.
Protection of the individual, and the safeguarding their information is inherent in the design of the UID project. From having a random number which does not reveal anything about the individual to other features listed below, the UID project keeps the interest of the resident at the core of its purpose and objectives.
Q.1 Can the Registrar add / remove Introducers at a later stage? Ans. Yes, Registrars can add / remove / modify Introducers at a later stage. The area of operations of an Introducer can also be modified at a later stage. UIDAI encourages Registrars to review performance of Introducers on an on-going basis and make […]
Q. 1 How to configure m-Aadhaar applications in phone (Android & iOS)? Ans. mAadhaar App is available for both Android and iPhone users in India. In order to install the app follow the steps given below: 1. Visit the Google Play Store for Android and to App Store for iPhone. 2. Type mAadhaar in the […]
