Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) - Chanakya Mandal Pariwar

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

 

Context

  • Recently, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is using in-house artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the robustness of fingerprint authentication.

About the UIDAI

  • The Unified Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established by the Indian government in 2009.
  • UIDAI is responsible for implementing and managing the Aadhaar program.
  • The Aadhaar program is India’s national identification system, which assigns a 12-digit unique identification number to residents of India.
  • The UIDAI is responsible for enrolling residents into the Aadhaar program and maintaining a database of Aadhaar numbers and related information.
  • The agency also verifies and authenticates identity information to ensure accuracy and prevent fraud.
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