UIDAI Opens Up Non-Personal Aadhaar Data for Public
The Aadhaar Dashboard's non-personal data is now being shared on data.gov.in, an open government data platform, according to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
According to the Ministry of Electronics and IT, the action is intended to further advance research, openness, and data-driven policymaking.
The Chief Data Officer (CDO) and Deputy Director General of UIDAI released the statistics, which include aggregated insights on Aadhaar enrollment, updates, and authentication trends broken down by age group, geography, and other pertinent factors.
The IT Ministry states that UIDAI hopes to promote scholarly research, digital service innovation, and cooperative advancements by providing access to these anonymised and non-personal datasets.
Additionally, it supports the government's overarching goal of maximizing the benefits of open data for the general welfare and encouraging evidence-based policymaking. It is anticipated to increase the effectiveness of governance and digital inclusion even more.
In the meantime, there have been more than 150 billion (15,011.82 crore) Aadhaar authentication transactions overall.
Furthermore, there were 37.3 crore eKYC transactions completed in April, which is 39.7 percent more than there were in the same time frame the previous year.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT reports that as of April 30, the total number of e-KYC transactions has surpassed 2,393 crore.
Nearly 210 crore Aadhaar identification transactions were completed in April alone, the ministry reported, which is almost eight percent more than in the same month in 2024.
Face authentication is being used by over 100 organizations in the public and private sectors to ensure that benefits and services are delivered efficiently. More than 2,707 crore authentication transactions were completed by Aadhaar number holders in FY25. On Monday, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced that it has started making anonymized, non-personal data from the Aadhaar Dashboard available on data.gov.in, an open government data platform.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT stated in a statement that the action is intended to further advance research, openness, and data-driven policymaking.
The Chief Data Officer (CDO) and Deputy Director General of UIDAI released the statistics, which include aggregated insights on Aadhaar enrollment, updates, and authentication trends broken down by age group, geography, and other pertinent factors.
The IT Ministry states that UIDAI hopes to promote scholarly research, digital service innovation, and cooperative advancements by providing access to these anonymised and non-personal datasets.
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Additionally, it supports the government's overarching goal of maximizing the benefits of open data for the general welfare and encouraging evidence-based policymaking. It is anticipated to increase the effectiveness of governance and digital inclusion even more.