Aadhaar formed with an objective to issue Unique Identification numbers to citizens

Organisations Name : Unique Identification Authority of India

Head of the Organisation: DR. SAURABH GARG

Designation: CEO

Services Offered: Verify an Aadhaar Number, Verify Email/Mobile Number, Retrieve Lost or Forgotten EID/UID, Virtual ID (VID) Generator, Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-kyc (Beta), Check Aadhaar/Bank Linking Status, Lock/Unlock Biometrics, Authentication History, Aadhaar Lock/Unlock, Aadhaar Services on SMS

Under the provision of the Aadhaar Act, UIDAI was established as a statutory authority. It was created with an objective to issue Unique Identification numbers (UID), named as "Aadhaar", to all residents of India. UIDAI was created with the objective to issue Unique Identification numbers (UID), named as "Aadhaar", to all residents of India. The UID had to be (a) robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities, and (b) verifiable and authenticable in an easy, cost-effective way. UADAI has opened 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASK) as a part of its plan to open 114 standalone Aadhaar Enrolments and update Centres across the country. These are additional centres to about 38,000 Aadhaar enrolment centres that are run by Banks, Post Office and State Governments. These centres have catered to more than three lakh residents.