State of Aadhaar report has been released on the completion of the tenth year of its existence.
This report was done by the IDinsight and Omidyar Network of India.
The report has also stated that 80% of participants felt that Aadhaar improved the reach of government schemes and services faster.
Aadhaar even after 10 years is the world’s largest bio metric ID system in the world.
Aadhaar
The Aadhaar number is a verifiable twelve-digit unique identity number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to the residents of India.
It is linked with the resident’s demographic and biometric information.
The Aadhaar project was conceptualised in the year 2006 and launched in the year 2009 with the creation of UIDAI.