Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions for service delivery is gaining strong momentum and monthly transactions touched an all-time high of 10.6 million in May since its launch in October 2021. According to the Ministry of Electronics and IT, this is the second consecutive month to register over 10 million face authentication transactions.
“The number of face authentication transactions is on the rise and the monthly number has increased by 38 per cent in May as compared to such transactions reported in January 2023, indicating its growing usage,” the ministry said.
Aadhaar-Based Face Authentication
Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions for service delivery is gaining strong momentum, the release said, adding that monthly transactions touched an all-time high of 10.6 million in May since its launch in October 2021.
The artificial intelligence/machine learning-based face authentication solution developed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is now being used by 47 entities. This includes state government departments, central government ministries and some banks.
Among many uses, it is being used to register beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana; For authentication of beneficiaries in PM Kisan Yojana and generation of digital life certificate at home by pensioners. It is being used in many government departments to mark attendance of employees and to open bank accounts in some leading banks through their business correspondents.
Andhra is using for Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme
In several states, the Andhra Pradesh government is using Aadhaar-based face authentication under the Jaganna Vidya Deevena scheme for fee reimbursement to eligible higher education students and under the EBC Nestam scheme for welfare distribution to women from economically backward areas .
“Face authentication provides features like ease of use, faster authentication and is preferred as an additional means to strengthen the authentication success rate along with fingerprint and OTP authentication. It captures live images for authentication It is secure against any video replay attacks and static photo authentication attempts by anti-social elements. Face authentication is also working as a strong alternative and helping senior citizens and all those who have manual have problems with the quality of their fingerprints for a variety of reasons, including work or health issues,” it said.
UIDAI is executing 14.86 million Aadhaar updates
According to the release, in May UIDAI executed 14.86 million Aadhaar updates following requests from residents.
Aadhaar e-KYC service continues to play an important role in the banking and non-banking financial services sectors by providing transparent and enhanced customer experience and helping in ease of doing business. It was informed that more than 254 million e-KYC transactions were done in May alone.
Aadhaar e-KYC transactions cross 15.2 billion
By the end of May 2023, the cumulative number of Aadhaar e-KYC transactions has crossed 15.2 billion. With the continuous adoption of e-KYC, the customer acquisition cost of entities such as financial institutions, telecom service providers is coming down significantly. Whether it is AePS for last-mile banking, e-KYC for identity verification, or Aadhaar-enabled DBT for direct fund transfer or authentication, Aadhaar, the foundation of India’s digital public infrastructure and a tool of good governance, has is playing an important role. Improving ease of living for residents.