UIDAI suspends over 1,000 Aadhar operators over fraud activities; list security measures taken

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a security update of the Aadhaar system. Under this, the UIDAI said that it has restricted the number of enrolments per day per machine. The government body also said that it has suspended 1.2 percent of Aadhar operators in the last year for attempting fraudulent activities, an official statement has said. “About 1.2 per cent of total operators have been suspended in the last one year, due to attempted fraudulent activities. Necessary penal action is taken in such cases,” UIDAI said in a statement.

Over the last decade, Aadhaar has become ubiquitous across India for its utility and growing adoption among residents, and an average 200 crore+ Aadhaar based authentications are happening every month.