Centre weighing plan to waive Aadhaar authentication fee

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The government is examining a proposal to waive Aadhaar authentication transaction charges levied on banks by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). The move comes after both public and private sector lenders urged the UIDAI to waive such charges for almost a year up to June 2021, in line with the waiver granted for … Read more

Saurabh Garg appointed UIDAI CEO, Sanjeev Kumar to be AAI chief

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Senior bureaucrat Saurbah Garg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Thursday. Garg is at present serving in his cadre state Odisha. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet … Read more