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Aadhaar face authentication sees over 130.5 cr transactions, 39.5 cr in Jan-March

New Delhi, April 2: The Aadhaar face authentication solutions, developed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), have seen a massive growth with over 78 per cent of the total transactions in FY25 alone, the government has said.

UIDAI's AI-powered Aadhaar face authentication sees over 130.5 crore transactions, revolutionizing biometric verification

New Delhi, April 1: The AI and machine learning (ML) based Aadhaar Face Authentication solutions developed in-house by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been witnessing a massive growth, with over 78 per cent of the total transactions coming alone in the FY 25 fiscal year, which ended 31 March 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said in a release on Tuesday.

UIDAI, IIIT-H launch biometric challenge, offers Rs 7.7 lakh worth prize

New Delhi, March 28: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in collaboration with IIIT-Hyderabad has launched a large-scale competition to test fingerprint-based authentication solutions in biometric algorithms, said the Ministry of Electronics and IT.

Over 220 crore Aadhaar authentications in Februry, 14 pc annual jump: Govt

New Delhi, March 7: At least 225 crore Aadhaar authentication transactions and 43 crore e-KYC transactions were carried out in February, marking 14 per cent yearly growth, the government said on Friday.

Aadhaar Good Governance portal launched to streamline approval process

New Delhi, Feb 28: The government has launched Aadhaar Good Governance portal to streamline approval process for authentication requests.

Over 284 crore Aadhaar authentications in January, 32 pc annual jump: Centre

New Delhi, Feb 7: Aadhaar holders conducted more than 284 crore authentication transactions in January, highlighting the continued expansion of the digital economy in the country, the government said on Friday.