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22Apr By PriyankaNo Comments

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Modi led Indian Government saved $9 billion after Aadhar implementation: Nandan Nilekani, Infosys Co-founder

Nandan Nilekani, the co-founder and former CEO of Infosys said, the Indian government's Aadhaar card scheme, which has enrolled more than 1 billion people, has helped the exchequer save about USD 9 billion by eliminating fraud in beneficiary lists". The Aadhar card is a biometric identification obtained by residents of India. The program was launched by the previous UPA government under former PM Manmohan Singh and now supported by the current Narendra Modi led Government. It has really been a bipartisan thing, Nilekani said while participating in a World Bank panel discussion on Digital Economy for Development yesterday. He said that it is easier for the developing countries to leapfrog by building a right digital infrastructure. Aadhaar now has more than a billion people reg...

What is Aadhar, Eligibility and Process to Download Aadhar Using Name and DOB

23Jun By PriyankaNo Comments

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What is Aadhar, Eligibility and Process to Download Aadhar Using Name and DOB

Aadhar Card is a 12 digit unique identification number issued by the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India). The Aadhar card is based on a person’s biometric and demographic data. Aadhar card has become a very crucial document in India and is linked to a wide range of services like bank account, passport, etc and government benefit schemes like LPG subsidy, pension payment, etc. In fact Aadhar card has made life easier as just one card serves as both identification and residential proof. How to get an Aadhar Card The applicant needs to head to their nearest Aadhar Enrolment Centre, fill the form, provide necessary document and information, get his/her biometrics recorded and finally collect the acknowledgement slip. An applicant can check the status of their application o...

UIDAI Allows Airtel Aadhaar Based Verification till March 31

15Jan By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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UIDAI Allows Airtel Aadhaar Based Verification till March 31

Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has extended the temporary permission given to Bharti Airtel for using the biometric identity for re-verification of its mobile customers till March 31. It had last month allowed Airtel to use Aadhaar for re-verification of its mobile customers till January 10 with stiff riders after the company returned ₹138 crore LPG subsidy that allegedly flowed into unsolicited payment bank accounts. The Unique Identification Authority of India maintained however that Airtel Payments Bank’s eKYC licence will remain suspended till final enquiry and audit report, sources privy to the development told PTI. When contacted, an Airtel spokesperson said: “We can confirm that the UIDAI has permitted Bharti Airtel to continue Aadhaar based e-KYC till March 31, 2018, subj...

Editors Guild Condemns FIR Against Tribune Reporter Who Exposed Aadhar Leaks

8Jan By PriyankaNo Comments

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Editors Guild Condemns FIR Against Tribune Reporter Who Exposed Aadhar Leaks

The Editors Guild of India is deeply concerned over reports that the Deputy Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had registered an FIR against Rachna Khaira, a reporter of The Tribune, in the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police. The reporter has been booked under IPC sections 419 (punishment for cheating under impersonation), 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery), 471 (using a forged document) and also under sections of the IT Act and the Aadhar Act. The Tribune report of January 3 by Khaira had exposed how, for a small sum of money made to a payment bank, an agent of a private group would allegedly create a gateway to access details contained in an individual’s Aadhar card. Using a false identity, Khaira had posed as an interested party and claimed in her report that s...

Aadhaar Helped Indian Govt Save USD 9 Billion: Nandan Nilekani

13Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Aadhaar Helped Indian Govt Save USD 9 Billion: Nandan Nilekani

The Indian governments Aadhaar card scheme, which has enrolled more than 1 billion people, has helped the exchequer save about USD 9 billion by eliminating fraud in beneficiary lists, its architect Nandan Nilekani has said here. The system, launched by the previous UPA government, has been "enthusiastically" supported by the current government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, said the 62-year-old non-executive chairman of Infosys, India's second largest software services firm. It has really been a bipartisan thing, Nilekani said while participating in a World Bank panel discussion on Digital Economy for Development yesterday. He said that it is easier for the developing countries to leapfrog by building a right digital infrastructure. Aadh...

Now Link Your Aadhaar Number With PAN using SMS

31May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Now Link Your Aadhaar Number With PAN using SMS

The Income Tax Department today urged taxpayers to link their Aadhaar with their Permanent Account Number (PAN), using an SMS-based facility. The department issued advertisements in leading national dailies and described how both the unique identity numbers of an individual can be linked by sending an SMS to either 567678 or 56161. It said people can also visit the official e-filing website of the department to link the two identities, in both the cases of having identical names in the two databases or in case where there is a minor mismatch. The advertisement said linking the two numbers is the key to "seamlessly avail online, a world of income tax facilities." "Aadhaar can also be seeded into PAN database by quoting Aadhaar in PAN application form for new PAN allotment or by ...

TCS Launched Single Merchant Pay to Help Retailers

25Apr By PriyankaNo Comments

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TCS Launched Single Merchant Pay to Help Retailers

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched Merchant Pay to help retailers seamlessly integrate payments across multiple channels like Aadhaar, credit and debit card as well as phone-based payments through a single interface. Merchant Pay will allow consumers to transact by using fingerprint and confirming identity at stores that are enabled with this platform, TCS said at a statement. "With numerous digital payment methods like UPI, eWallets, Aadhaar Pay, Debit and Credit cards available, there was a need for a unified platform that integrates all digital payment methods offering convenience to customers and also allowing merchants to accept any form of digital payment," TCS President Growth Markets Ravi Viswanathan said. "The Merchant Pay platform will effectively integrate with va...

Mother Dairy Launches Aadhar Enabled Payment System at Booths

31Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

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Mother Dairy Launches Aadhar Enabled Payment System at Booths

To promote cash less transactions, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd today introduced Aadhar enabled payment system in more than 1,000 milk booths and 'Safal' retail stores. This service would now be available in addition to the existing modes like E-wallets and SmartChange Cards. "The decision to introduce Aadhar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) was taken by the company officials on December 27, 2016 and was implemented in more than 1,000 Booths in record 3 days," the company said in a statement. The service was commissioned in association with CSC e-Governance Service India Ltd under the aegis of Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Deity). "The AEPS mode of payment is one of the easiest mode of transaction as it does not require any physical cash or ca...