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Verify Aadhaar before accepting it as proof of identity: UIDAI
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IANS | 24 Nov, 2022
With a view to curb any misuse, the Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI) has said that before accepting an Aadhaar either in
physical or electronic form for establishing identity of an individual,
the entities concerned should verify it.
The UIDAI has
maintained that verification of Aadhaar number following the consent of
the Aadhaar holder is the right step to establish genuineness of any
form of Aadhaar (Aadhaar letter, e-Aadhaar, Aadhaar PVC card, and
m-Aadhaar) presented by an individual.
Officials said that it
prohibits unscrupulous elements, and anti-social elements from indulging
in any possible misuse. It also promotes usage hygiene, and reasserts
the UIDAI's stand that any 12-digit number is not an Aadhaar. Tampering
of Aadhaar documents can be detected by offline verification, and
tampering is a punishable offence and liable for penalties under Section
35 of the Aadhaar Act.
The UIDAI has requested the state
governments to emphasise the need for verification before usage, and has
urged the states to give necessary direction so that whenever Aadhaar
is submitted as a proof of identity, authentication/verification of the
resident is performed by the concerned entity using Aadhaar as an
identity document.
Officials said that UIDAI has also issued
circulars addressing requesting entities, authorised to do
authentication/verification, and other entities emphasising the
necessity of verification, and specifying the protocol to be followed.
Any
Aadhaar can be verified using the QR code available on all forms of
Aadhaar (Aadhaar letter, e-Aadhaar, Aadhaar PVC card, and m-Aadhaar)
using mAadhaar App, or Aadhaar QR code Scanner. The QR code scanner is
freely available for both Android and iOS based mobile phones, as well
as window-based applications.
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