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Aadhaar ( Hindi: आधार, lit. 'base, foundation') [ 7] is a twelve-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by all residents of India, based on their biometrics and demographic data. [ 8] The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established in January 2016 by ...
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016 is a money bill of the Parliament of India. It aims to provide legal backing to the Aadhaar unique identification number project. It was passed on 11 March 2016 by the Lok Sabha. [ 1]
Aadhaar eSign is an online electronic signature service in India to facilitate an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document. [1] The signature service is facilitated by authenticating the Aadhaar holder via the Aadhaar-based e-KYC (electronic Know Your Customer) service.
List of Identity documents of India. Aadhaar Card, issued by Unique Identification Authority of India. Voter ID Card issued by the Election Commission of India. Indian Passport, issued by Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India. PAN Card, issued by the Income Tax Department. Identity documents are used for multiple purposes:
DigiLocker is a digitization service provided by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under its Digital India initiative. DigiLocker allows access to digital versions of various documents including driver's licenses, vehicle registration certificates and academic mark sheets. It also provides 1 GB storage space ...
India Stack refers to the project of creating a unified software platform to bring India's population into the digital age. Its website describes its mission as follows: "India Stack is a set of open APIs that allows governments, businesses, startups and developers to utilize a unique digital Infrastructure to solve India’s hard problems towards presence-less, paperless, and cashless service ...
An Aadhaar number is a digital biometric identity issued voluntarily to residents of India, it can also be issued in card form, but it is not compulsory either. Proof of identity such as a passport, Aadhaar, ration card, PAN card, or driving licence is mandatory for issuing essentials such as electricity, water, mobile phone SIM cards, etc.
JAM Yojana. JAM (short for Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) trinity refers to the government of India initiative to link Jan Dhan accounts, mobile numbers and Aadhaar cards of Indians to plug the leakages of government subsidies.