UIDAI; The Unique Identification Authority of India
Read all info About UIDAI The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established by the Department of Electronics on 12 July 2016 under the Aadhaar (Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Targeted Delivery of Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”). Conducted under the Ministry of Information Technology (MEITY). Prior to its establishment as a statutory authority, UIDAI on January 28, 2009 by the then Planning Commission (now the Policy Commission) in its Gazette Declaration no. - A - 43011/02/2009-Admin.I) was functioning as one of its affiliated offices. Subsequently, on September 12, 2015, the Government amended the Business Rules allotted to UADAI to link it with the then Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MEITY). UIDAI was created to issue Unique Identification Numbers (UIDs) called "Aadhaar" to all Indian citizens which are (a) accurate enough to eliminate double and fake identities and (b) which can be veri...