What is Aadhaar Number?

Aadhaar Number

Aadhaar is a unique 12 digit number issued by the government as proof of identity and residence in India. No resident can have a duplicate number since it is linked to their individual.

WHAT AADHAAR IS

• A number(12 Digits)
• For every individual, including infants
• Enables identification, and is for every resident
• Will collect demographic and biometric information to establish uniqueness of individual
• Voluntary
• For every resident, irrespective of existing documentation
• Each individual will be given a single unique ID number
• UIDAI will enable a universal identity infrastructure that any ID based application like ration card, passport etc. can use
• UIDAI will give a “Yes” or “No” response for any identification authentication queries

WHAT AADHAAR ISN’T

• Another Card One per family
• Establishes citizenship and is only for indians
• Will collect profiling information such as caste, religion, language
• Mandatory
• Only for individuals who possess identification documents
• Individual can obtain multiple AADHAARs AADHAARs will replace all other IDs
• UIDAI information will be accessible to public and private agencies