- NEW DELHI — In a
significant feat, the total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions have
crossed the 150 billion (15,011.82 crore) mark, the government said on Friday.
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- Moreover, the total number of eKYC transactions (37.3 crore)
carried out during April is 39.7 per cent more than the numbers during the same
period last year.
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- The cumulative number of e-KYC transactions has crossed
2,393 crore as on April 30, said the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
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- This is a milestone moment in the journey of the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and for the broader Aadhaar
ecosystem, the ministry added.
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- Aadhaar-based authentication has been playing a stellar role
in aiding ease of living, effective welfare delivery, and voluntarily availing
various services offered by service providers.
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- In April alone, almost 210 crore Aadhaar authentication
transactions were carried out, nearly 8 per cent more than the same month in
2024, informed the ministry.
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- Aadhaar e-KYC service continues to play a key role in
improving customer experience and adding ease of doing business in sectors
including banking and non-banking financial services.
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- The Artificial Intelligence-Machine Learning-based Aadhaar
face authentication solutions developed in-house by UIDAI have been witnessing
consistent traction.
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- In April, around 14 crore such transactions took place,
indicative of the adoption of this authentication modality and how it is
benefiting Aadhaar number holders seamlessly.
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- More than 100 entities, both in the government and private
sectors, are using face authentication for the smooth delivery of benefits and
services, said the ministry.
