aadhaar.maharashtra.gov.in UIDAI Unique Identification Maharashtra : Aadhaar Card FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

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Type of Facility : Aadhaar Card FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been constituted and notified as an attached office under the aegis of Planning Commission of India and it has been given the responsibility to lay down the plan and policies to implement UID scheme. On July 2, 2009, the Government appointed Shri. Nandan Nilekani as Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister for an initial tenure of five years. On July 30th, 2009, the Prime Minister’s Council on Unique Identification Authority of India was constituted to advise the UIDAI on programme, methodology and implementation to ensure co-ordination between Ministries/Departments, various stakeholders and partners. On August 12th, 2009 the first meeting of the Prime Ministers Council was held to approve the broad UIDAI approach.

What is the problem the UIDAI seeks to address?
The singular problem that the UIDAI will seek to solve is that of “identity”. Once a person has a UID number, their basic identity linked to their biometrics is established and can be used to uniquely identify the individual.

What will the UIDAI do?
Issue a unique identity number to people.
Authenticate the identity claim of a person who has a UID number

What is the process that will be followed to issue a UID number?
** A resident will have to go to an enrolling agency, fill up an application form and provide the supporting documentation and the enrolling agency will capture the photo, finger print and iris.
** The enrolling agency will collect this information and send the data, to the UIDAI as per the procedure prescribed by the UIDAI..
** The UID system will engage in a de-duplication exercise.
** If the individual is not already in the database, a UID number will be issued and a letter is sent to the person at their residence. The UID number will also be sent back to the Registrar for use in their service database.
** If the individual is already in the database the registration will be rejected and the person will be informed of the same.

Who can get a UID number?
The main focus of the UIDAI is unique identity and for this any person who is resident in India can apply for a UID number.

Will getting a UID number be compulsory?
Any resident is entitled to apply for a UID number and it is not compulsory to get a UID number.

Why is UIDAI not issuing a card?
The UIDAI is focused on the identity of the person and not the identity document. The best match is the individual’s biometric and a card cannot be a substitute. The UIDAI can only establish unique identity if authentication is done against the central database. Further, cards can be forged, stolen, faked and the identity process diluted. While the UIDAI only guarantees online authentication, the service providers are free to issue cards to people if it serves their purpose.

How will the authentication process work?
UID system will provide several ways in which a resident can be authenticated. Only "online authentication" is supported by the UID system. This can include:
Online demographic authentication where the authenticating agency compares the UID number and demographic information of the UID holder to the information stored in the UID database. The assurance level here is medium.

Online biometric authentication where the biometrics of the UID holder, his/her UID number and key demographic details are compared to the details on the server. The assurance level in this case is high.

In addition, UID system will provide additional security schemes such as usage of PIN or Dynamic PIN to increase the assurance levels.

Note: All authentication services provide only a “Yes/No” answer. No other data about the resident will be part of the response. There will not be any open APIs to access resident’s data from the system.

Various systems can use this online authentication service to authenticate the identity of a resident. Choice of specific authentication method depends on the needs of those applications.

Other offline authentication methods (matching biometrics locally using smart cards, matching photo card with residents face, etc.) may be optionally supported by the Registrar, and does not use the authenticating service provided by the UIDAI.

What happens when wrong information is entered into the UID database?
A procedure for correction of data will be laid down and wrong information can be corrected at specified enrolling agencies.

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