Mar 24, 2017: Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI, has assured the citizens that the centralised database of Aadhar card is fully secured. In an interview to the All India Radio yesterday, CEO of UIDAI Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey said that the authority has employed multiple levels of security to guard against any possible theft or mischief. He said that a very complex process of encryption and upgraded cyber security norms are used to safeguard the data.
Dr. Pandey said Aadhar has proved to be very useful in plugging leakages in the government subsidy schemes. It has already saved about 49,000 crores rupees in the last two years through direct benefit transfer to the beneficiaries and savings are expected rise further. The UIDAI CEO said, Aadhar card was launched in 2010 and since then nearly 99 per cent of adult population in the country has been brought under its coverage. (AIR News)
