UIDAI to mandate registration for Aadhaar offline verification entities

UIDAI is set to notify a new rule requiring hotels, event organisers and other entities conducting Aadhaar-based offline verification to register for access to QR code and app-based authentication. The upcoming app aims to enhance privacy, reduce paper use and streamline verification.

New Delhi: A new rule to discourage entities like hotels, event organisers, etc, from taking photocopy of Aadhaar cards of customers and storing them in physical form will be published soon, a senior government official said.

Such practices are in contravention of the present Aadhaar Act.The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar told PTI that the authority has approved a new rule mandating registration of entities that seek Aadhaar-based verification like hotels, event organis