The allocation of Rs 1,375 crore is to be used to upgrade technology and hardware, and to strengthen overall capacity.

A government official said the new scheme could be a buildup of the ministry’s existing Udyog Aadhaar project for micro, small and medium e...

The finance minister recalled that Nandan Nilekani gave a "forceful and persuasive" presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who decid...

The government would always remain open for any further improvements which strengthen Aadhar, said Arun Jaitley.

BJP-led NDA gave it a legislative cover with iron wall to ensure data protection and privacy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

“The full potential of Aadhaar had not been realised at the time. There was no legislation, there was a draft law,” said Arun Jaitley.

Congress leaders Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal interrupted Jaitley during his reply and sought clarifications on the powers being given to th...

Of the five opposition amendments, three were moved by the Congress member Digvijaya Singh and two by Sitaram Yechury of CPI(M).

Govt yesterday had proposed to make Aadhaar card mandatory for filing income tax return and also for applying permanent account number (PAN...

"India is now at the cusp of a massive digital revolution. A shift to digital platform has huge benefits to the common man," Jaitley said.

Jaitley said that the government’s early work on the JAM trinity (Jan Dhan Accounts, Aadhaar and Mobile) has helped the current push for di...

The Aadhaar Act gives the Aadhaar numbers a statutory backing for transfer of subsidies and benefits to people eligible for them.

The stage is set for the rollout of the world's largest cash transfer programme after Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill providing statutory...

The legislation follows a budget announcement that Aadhaar would get legal backing to ensure that subsidies reach beneficiaries without lea...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley expressed hope that the Aadhaar Bill, which seeks to give legal status to the unique identity number, will be...

Amidst the ongoing legal battle over applicability of Aadhaar, govt said the draft legislation to give a statutory backing to the UIDAI.

Arun Jaitley today said the SC order on Aadhaar is a positive step forward and will encourage voluntary use of the identification number.