Wednesday 25 January 2012

What is Aadhaar Number?

Aadhaar Number

Aadhaar is a unique 12 digit number issued by the government as proof of identity and residence in India. No resident can have a duplicate number since it is linked to their individual.

WHAT AADHAAR IS

  • A number(12 Digits)
  • For every individual, including infants
  • Enables identification, and is for every resident
  • Will collect demographic and biometric information to establish uniqueness of individual
  • Voluntary
  • For every resident, irrespective of existing documentation
  • Each individual will be given a single unique ID number
  • UIDAI will enable a universal identity infrastructure that any ID based application like ration card, passport etc. can use
  • UIDAI will give a “Yes” or “No” response for any identification authentication queries

WHAT AADHAAR ISN’T

  • Another Card One per family
  • Establishes citizenship and is only for indians
  • Will collect profiling information such as caste, religion, language
  • Mandatory
  • Only for individuals who possess identification documents
  • Individual can obtain multiple AADHAARs AADHAARs will replace all other IDs
  • UIDAI information will be accessible to public and private agencies

Aadhaar Number Benefits

Aadhaar Benefits

One Aadhaar = 1 beneficiary

Aadhaar is a unique number, and no resident can have a duplicate number since it is linked to their individual biometrics; thereby identifying fake and ghost identities which result in leakages today.

Portability:

Aadhaar is a universal number, and agencies and services can contact the central Unique Identification database from anywhere in the country to confirm a beneficiary’s identity.

Inclusion of those without any existing identity documents:

A problem in reaching benefits to poor and marginalized residents is that they often lack the identification documents they need to receive State benefits; the ‘Introducer‘ system which has been approved for data verification for the UIDAI will enable such residents to establish an identity.

Electronic benefit transfers

The UID-enabled-Bank-Account network will offer a secure and low cost platform to directly remit benefits to residents without the heavy costs associated today with benefit distribution.

Aadhaar-based authentication to confirm entitlement delivered to the beneficiary:

Tthe UIDAI will offer online authentication services for agencies who wish to validate a resident’s identity; this service will enable confirmation of the entitlement actually reaching the intended beneficiary.

Self-service puts residents in control:

Using Aadhaar as an authentication mechanism, residents should be able to access up-to-date information about their entitlements, demand services and redress their grievances directly from their mobile phone, kiosks or other means. In the case of self-service on the resident’s mobile, security is assured using two-factor authentication (i.e. by proving possession of the resident’s registered Mobile Number and knowledge of the resident’s Aadhaar PIN).

Biometric Data

The information related to the physical attributes of a person like finger prints, facial features and iris are known as ‘Biometric’ information.
The UIDAI has decided to collect the following pieces of biometric information from the enrolls/Residents:
  • Facial image
  • Iris – both eyes
  • Finger prints of all fingers.
Finger prints are captured in the following sequence:
  1. Left hand four finger slap
  2. Right hand four finger slap
  3. Capture of both the thumbs

Demographic Data

The information related to a person, which can be obtained from official records like name, address, date of birth and so on, are referred to as ‘Demographic’ information. It also includes the information related to nationality, age, education, religion, employment status, and so on. Demographic information is typically collected while filling application forms for passport, ration card, school admission, etc.
Demographic data is data about the Resident that is related to name, address, gender, date of birth, relationship, mobile number, email, etc.
Information Fields Verification Required Verification Procedure
Personal Details Name Yes •  Any of the PoI documents •   Introducer for Residents who have no documents
Date of Birth ## No
Gender No
Address Details Residential Address (For Aadhaar letter delivery and other communications) Yes •  Any of the PoA documents •   Introducer for Residents who have no documents
•  Address will be physically verified during Aadhaar letter delivery. But resident’s physical presence not required during letter delivery
Parent/ Spouse/ Guardian Details Father’s/ Mother’s/ Husband’s/ Wife’s/ Guardian’s Name* Conditional •   No verification of father/ husband/ guardian in case of adults •   No verification of mother/ wife/ guardian in case of adults
Father’s/ Mother’s/ Husband’s/ Wife’s/ Guardian’s UID* Conditional
Introducer Details Introducer Name** Yes •   Introducer’s name, Aadhaar number on the form •   Introducer’s thumbprint endorsing the Resident in the Review tab of the enrolment software.
Introducer’s UID**
Contact Details Mobile Number No
Email Address No

Aadhaar Enrollment Form

Aadhaar Enrollment Form

Aadhaar Form

AADHAAR/Enrollment number: _______________
Date :_____ /______ /___________
Part A – Primary Details
Name: ___________
Mother / Father / Husband / Guardian’s Name _________________
(Name of Mother/Father/Guardian is must for children below 5 years of age)
Date of Birth: ___________
If not known, Age:______
Gender:   Male, Female, Transgender
Residential address:
c/o:_______________________________
House No. and name: ___________________
Street No. and name: ___________________
Landmark: ___________________
Village / City: ______________
District:________________
State:______________
Pin code: __________
Part B – Additional Information
Phone No. / Mobile No. (optional):
Email (optional):  ____________________
Part C – Financial Information
I want to link my existing bank A/c to Aadhaar and I have no objection on this issue.
Bank name and Branch _____________
A/c No.______________
(Please use CAPITAL letters)
The Form can be downloaded from http://www.iaadhaar.com/forms/enrollment.pdf

Aadhaar Logo

Aadhaar

The logo is a sun in red and yellow, with a fingerprint traced across its centre. It represents a new dawn of equal opportunity for each individual, a dawn which emerges from the unique identity the number guarantees for each individual.
The design as submitted by Mr. Atul S. Pande of Pune.
Aadhaar Logo in JPG Format
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Aadhaar Logo in PNG Format
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Aadhaar Logo in GIF Format
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Aadhaar Logo with Transparent Background
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Know Your Residence

Know Your Residence (KYR)

Banks in India are required to follow customer identification procedures while opening new accounts, to reduce the risk of fraud and money laundering. The strong authentication that the UIDAI will offer, combined with its KYR standards, can remove the need for such individual KYC by banks for basic, no-frills accounts. It will thus vastly reduce the documentation the poor are required to produce for a bank account, and significantly bring down KYC costs for banks.
The UIDAI will ensure that the Know Your Resident (KYR) standards don’t become a barrier for enrolling the poor, and will devise suitable procedures to ensure their inclusion without compromising the integrity of the data.