UIDAI Signs Agreement with Indian Statistical Institute to Strengthen Aadhaar Security and Reliability
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has signed a five-year agreement with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) for joint research and development aimed at strengthening Aadhaar’s robustness, security, and reliability.The collaboration will focus on:
- Fraud and anomaly detection in Aadhaar systems.
- Development of biometric liveness detection tools to prevent spoofing.
- Improvements in biometric matching algorithms for higher accuracy.
- Other priority areas identified for enhancing Aadhaar operations.
This initiative aligns with Digital India objectives and aims to ensure that Aadhaar remains a secure, trusted, and inclusive digital identity platform, critical for governance, service delivery, and welfare schemes.
Static Context
- UIDAI: Established in 2009 under the Ministry of Electronics and IT; responsible for issuing Aadhaar numbers.
- Aadhaar Act, 2016 governs its legal framework.
- Importance: Direct benefit transfer, digital KYC, inclusion in welfare schemes.
- Challenges: Privacy concerns, data security, misuse risks.
- Legal Backing: Supported by Supreme Court judgment in K.S. Puttaswamy (2018) that upheld Aadhaar’s validity with certain restrictions.
Updated August 12, 2025, 9:37 PM – Source: Newsonair
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