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 UIDAI (Aadhaar UIDAI new logo) | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India (Union Government) |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Agency executives |
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| Website | uidai.gov.in |
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), is the government agency of India which is responsible for implementing the Aadhaar identification program. It operates the Unique Identification Number database and provides identification numbers to all residents of India on voluntary basis. The UIDAI was established in January 2009.
The Unique Identification Authority of India functions under the Planning Commission. The head of the agency, currently Nandan Nilekani, is ranked equally to a cabinet minister.
UIDAI operations
Website
The UIDAI website currently operates in five regional languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, and Tamil, in addition to Hindi and English. It is planned to add five more languages at a later stage, Assamese, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, and Telugu.
See also
External links
References
- http://uidai.gov.in/
- http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-09-20/news/42252490_1_uidai-website-new-delhi-five-regional-languages
