Aadhaar: Architecting the World's Largest Biometric Identity System
By MYBRANDBOOK
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Head of the organization- Amit Agrawal, CEO
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar, Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, to all residents of India. The UID had to be (a) robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities, and (b) verifiable and authenticable in an easy, cost-effective way. As on 30th November 2022, the Authority has issued 135.1071 crore Aadhaar numbers to the residents of India. Aadhaar system provides single source offline/online identity verification across the country for the residents.
Key Priorities: Aadhaar, India's program to provide a unique identity number for every resident, is the largest biometric identification program in the world.
Website - www.uidai.gov.in
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