It has been 15 years since the issuance of Aadhaar numbers began for every citizen in the country. During this period, over 142 crore Aadhaar cards were issued, but despite the death of more than 8 crore holders, only 1.83 crore cards have been deactivated.

Aadhaar cards of approximately 6 crore deceased individuals are still active. This has increased concerns like bank fraud, fake accounts, and irregularities in the benefits of government schemes.

According to Bhuvanesh Kumar, CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the organisation has so far received data of 1.55 crore deceased individuals from the Registrar General of India (RGI). Between November 2024 and September 2025, a list of 38 lakh more deceased individuals was added.

Among these, the identity of 1.17 c

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