Aadhaar card authentication charges reduced – Check new rates and benefits of it

Aadhaar Authentication is a process by which the Aadhaar number along with demographic information of an individual is submitted to UIDAI’s CIDR.

New Delhi: Aadhaar issuing body UIDAI has slashed the price for authentication by customers to Rs 3 from Rs 20 per instance to enable entities leverage its infrastructure for providing ease of living.

Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest organised by NPCI-IAMAI, Unique Identity Authority of India CEO Saurabh Garg said, "We have slashed the rate from Rs 20 per authentication to Rs 3 and the objective has been to ensure that different agencies, entities should be able to use the power of digital infrastructure which has been created by the state that needs to be used to provide people with ease of living with dignity."  (Deadline for UAN-Aadhaar linking extended till December 31)

Till date, more than 99 crore eKYC have been done using Aadhaar system.