Short Q & A: Aadhaar Act

Here are some short Q and A on Aadhaar Act.

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Q. What is full name of Aadhaar Act?

Ans. The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (Aadhaar Act)

Q. What is purpose of Aadhaar Act?

Ans. The Aadhaar Act enables the Government to collect identity information from citizens including their biometrics, issue a unique identification number or an Aadhaar Number on the basis of such biometric information, and thereafter provide targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits and services to them.

Q. What is Aadhaar based authentication?

Ans. The Aadhaar Act also provides for Aadhaar based authentication services wherein a requesting entity (government / public and private entities / agencies) can request the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to verify / validate the correctness of the identity information submitted by individuals to be able to extend services to them.

Q. Which type of consent is required in Aadhaar based authentication?

Ans. For Aadhaar Based Authentication the requesting entity is required to obtain the consent of the individual before obtaining his / her identity information for the purpose of authentication and must use his / her identity information only for the purpose of authentication.

Q. Which authority is established by Aadhaar Act?

Ans. The Aadhaar Act establishes an authority, namely, the UIDAI, which is responsible for the administration of the said Act.

Q. Which database is governed by Aadhaar Act?

Ans. It also establishes a Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) which is a database holding Aadhaar Numbers and corresponding demographic and biometric information.

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