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  Enrol JEE aspirants for Aadhaar on priority basis, directs UIDAI

  India | November 28, 2016 23:54 IST

  All registrars and enrolment agencies associated with have been directed by the Unique ID Authority of India to enrol applicants of CBSE’s Joint Entrance Examination on priority basis. “UIDAI has directed all its Registrars and

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  Aadhaar downloads cross 40 crore mark: UIDAI

  India | October 25, 2023 15:55 IST

  Over 40 crore people have downloaded Aadhaar cards from the website to use them as their identity proof, the authorities said on Monday.

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  Two-thirds of UP population now has Aadhaar card

  India | February 17, 2016 14:35 IST

  Lucknow: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has generated more than 14 crore Aadhaar numbers in Uttar Pradesh, covering two-thirds of its projected population in 2015, an official said on Wednesday.Allahabad is at the

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  Niti Aayog's administrative control over UIDAI shifted to IT Ministry

  India | September 18, 2015 23:58 IST

  New Delhi: 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

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  RBI Governor Rajan backs Aadhaar cards, seeks more clarity after Suprme Court ruling

  September 18, 2015 16:58 IST

  Mumbai: Batting strongly for Aadhaar cards, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today sought greater clarity on the apex court ruling on the matter, saying its usage can help a deserving person get credit, avoid overborrowing by individuals and plug leakages."We

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  Government to allow aadhaar enrolments of NRIs, PIOs, OICs

  India | August 07, 2015 18:35 IST

  New Delhi:  Government has decided that Aadhaar enrolment of Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizen of India should be eventually allowed to help them authenticate their identity digitally, Parliament was informed today."The

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  Number of Delhiites enrolled for Aadhaar more than city population

  India | March 19, 2015 14:57 IST

  New Delhi: According to 2011 Census, about 20 million people have enrolled in Delhi for an Aadhaar identification number, 27.6% more than the city's population of 16.8 million.Of the 20 million enrolled, the UIDAI has

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  Internet voting a possibility in future: CEC

  Politics | February 27, 2015 20:19 IST

  New Delhi: Chief election commissioner HS Brahma on Friday said voting by internet could be a possibility in the future and the first step in this direction is the EC's plan to make electoral rolls

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  Aadhaar legal, valid under Constitution: Centre to tell SC

  India | February 12, 2015 20:02 IST

  New Delhi: The NDA government is expected to tell the Supreme Court on Friday that Aadhaar is legal and valid under the  provisions of the Constitution, a report published in The Indian Express suggested. The

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  SC seeks centre's stand on Aadhaar card scheme

  India | February 03, 2015 13:15 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to clarify within two weeks its stand on the Aadhaar card scheme, introduced in 2009 by the then Congress-led UPA government for giving unique identification

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  10 crore Aadhaar numbers linked to bank accounts: UIDAI

  India | December 15, 2014 14:48 IST

  New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Monday said the number of Aadhaar numbers that have been linked to bank accounts has touched 10 crore, enabling these individuals to digitally receive subsidies and benefits

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  Plan panel needed reorientation, not political burial: Congress

  Politics | December 07, 2014 17:52 IST

  New Delhi: Congress on Sunday said dismantling Planning Commission will be "unwarranted, shortsighted and dangerous" as it will have long term adverse effect on Centre-state relations and asserted that the plan panel needed "reorientation" and

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  Nilekani succeeds in persuading Narendra Modi to continue with Aadhar project

  India | July 24, 2014 15:20 IST

  New Delhi: Few days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise move to back the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), its former chairman Nandan Nilekani met the Premier and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to persuade

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  Nandan Nilekani to resign from UIDAI, to contest polls

  India | February 22, 2014 8:09 IST

  New Delhi:  Nandan Nilekani, chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India is going to resign next month to contest for Lok Sabha elections from Bangalore. "I will be there for a few more weeks. I

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  Three oil PSUs move SC for modification of Aadhaar order

  India | October 06, 2013 11:48 IST

  New Delhi: Three oil PSUs have moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its earlier order that Aadhaar card is not mandatory and no person should suffer for want of it in getting benefits of

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  Govt creating confusion on Aadhar card, says Yashwant

  Politics | September 26, 2013 20:36 IST

  New Delhi:  Accusing the government of creating confusion on Aadhar cards, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today questioned its “silence” on bringing a new law to give statutory status to Unique Identification Authority of India after

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  UIDAI aims to cover 60 crore citizens under 'Aadhaar'

  India | July 05, 2013 16:38 IST

  Hyderabad, Jul 5: Noting that Aadhaar was an “irreversible process”, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani today said they have targeted to enroll 60 crore people by 2014.  “As of now we

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  Direct cash transfer will not lead to misuse: Montek

  India | May 30, 2013 16:24 IST

  New Delhi, May 30: Enthused by encouraging findings of a UNICEF-SEWA joint study on direct cash transfer, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Thursday said its implementation in large scale will not lead

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  UIDAI unveils three Aadhar-enabled online identity authentication services

  India | May 24, 2013 14:20 IST

  New Delhi, May 24: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today unveiled three new Aadhaar-enabled services which would help residents to authenticate their identity anytime and anywhere through a digital platform.  Besides the authority also

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  Direct cash transfer to curb wastages, leakages: Manmohan

  India | April 21, 2013 17:20 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 21: Centre's ambitious direct cash transfer scheme will help in better targeting of subsidies and reducing delay in delivery of benefits besides curbing wastages and leakages, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in