UIDAI Full Form and Overview: Everything You Should Know

The Aadhaar Card is an important document which is owned by every Indian citizen as an identification proof. Despite going through the Aadhaar card several times, there are hardly any people who know about the term UIDAI which is clearly mentioned on the top of every Aadhaar card. Scroll down to learn every detail about this government entity. 

Full Form Of UIDAI

UIDAI stands for Unique Identification Authority of India. It’s a government agency of India which is responsible for the implementation of the Aadhaar Plan. It was established in the year 2016 by the Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The headquarters of this entity is nestled in the National Capital of India, New Delhi with 8 regional offices across major cities in India. It has two data centres situated in Hebbal (Bengaluru) and Manesar (Gurugram). 

Roles And Responsibilities Of UIDAI

UIDAI is a government entity which is responsible for issuing unique identification numbers to all Indian citizens. It is also responsible for Aadhaar (all about blue aadhaar card) authentication, enrollment, operation and management of all stages of the Aadhaar card life cycle. Additionally, it helps in removing duplicate identities and fake ones. 

Objectives of UIDAI

According to the official website of UIDAI, here are the two major objectives of this government entity: 

• To grant unique identity numbers to all Indian citizens and eliminate duplicate and fake identities. 
• To verify and authenticate identity easily and cost-effectively. 

Services Offered By UIDAI

The UIDAI website offers several services to Indian citizens which include: 

• Locating the Aadhaar Enrollment Centre
• Verification of Aadhaar number
• Check Aadhaar status
• Check Aadhaar and bank linking status
• Verification of mobile and email address
• Helps to retrieve lost or forgotten aadhaar
• Order Aadhaar PVC card
• Generation of virtual ID
• Update address online
• Downloading Aadhaar card 
• View update history
• Aadhaar card collection form 

Vision Of UIDAI

According to the official website of UIDAI, the vision of the entity is as follows: 

To enable citizens of India with a rare existence and an automated program to validate at any moment, anywhere.

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Mission Of UIDAI

According to the official website of UIDAI, the mission of the entity is as follows: 

To provide for good governance, efficient, transparent and targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits and services, the expenditure for which is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India or the Consolidated Fund of State to Aadhaar number holders of India through assigning unique identity numbers.

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