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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a caller Aadhaar app that tin beryllium utilized for property verification nether the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) without sharing immoderate further data, a elder authorities authoritative said.
Speaking astatine the motorboat of the app connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026), the Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S. Krishnan said the authorities has amended Swik Rules oregon the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 to alteration backstage entities to supply work by utilizing Aadhaar authentication connected unafraid basis.
"We often contend wrong the ambit of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is property verification and however property verification volition beryllium done. I deliberation we are successful a presumption where, with the Aadhaar app, determination is really a mode that property gating tin seamlessly use without oversharing the data," Mr. Krishnan said.
He aboriginal said determination are firms that are processing solutions that person been enactment up for objection astatine the Aadhaar event.
Age gating volition assistance online platforms, including societal media platforms, online games, and e-commerce, to verify property of users for providing services to them.
The property verification volition besides assistance online platforms successful cutting down entree to property inappropriate contented oregon products for children.
The UIDAI has launched a caller app that tin beryllium downloaded from app stores connected mobile phones. This volition alteration radical and entities similar hotels, cinema halls, online firms to verify an idiosyncratic digitally for providing services.
The app aims to discourage usage of insubstantial copies of Aadhaar that are mostly utilized by respective entities chiefly hotels, authorities offices for verifying an individual.
UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar said too easing entree to Aadhaar services similar code and mobile fig update, the app volition alteration integer verification for entities and stock with them accusation that are required for providing service.
"Mobile fig update tin beryllium done present connected the Aadhaar app without going to a centre. The installation of code update is already disposable but it has been built into this also...," Mr. Kumar said.
The caller app besides comes with a interaction paper that enables users to stock their interaction with different radical alternatively of sharing paper-based cards.
An Aadhaar holder tin adhd up to 5 profiles connected a azygous app similar their children oregon parents who whitethorn not person abstracted mobile numbers. This volition assistance successful integer authentication of children and different household members astatine venues similar airports, cinema halls, events without the request to taxable carnal copies.
Aadhaar Act prohibits retention of Aadhaar information successful immoderate form, including photocopy by backstage entities.
