Adhar Card Act 2016: All You Need To Know

Aadhar number means an identification number issued to an individual
Aadhar number holder means an individual who has been issued an Aadhar number under this act
Authentication means the process by which the Aadhar number along with demographic information or biometric information of an individual is submitted to the Central Identities Data Repository
Authority is given to the Unique Identification Authority of India
The biometric information submitted are photograph, finger print, Iris scan
The enrolment process is given to enrolling agency to collect demographic and biometric information of individuals

Every Indian shall be entitled to obtain an Aadhar number submitting his demographic information and biometric information by undergoing the process of enrolment
An Aadhar number ,issued to an individual shall not be re-assigned to any other individual
An Aadhar number should be a random number and should not bear no relation to the attributes or identity of the Aadhar number holder

The central government established an Authority to be known as the Unique Identification Authority of India to be responsible for the processes of enrolment and authentication and perform such other functions assigned to it under this act.
The head office of the authority is in New Delhi
The Authority may with prior approval of the central government, establish its offices at other places in India.

The Central Government after due law passed in the parliament grant a sum of money to be utilised for the purpose of this act
The fees or revenue collected by the authority shall be credited to the Consolidated fund of India

The authority shall ensure the security of identity information and authentication records of individuals
The authority shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the information in the procession or control of the authority, including information stored in the central Identities Data Repository, is secured and protected against access, use or disclosure not permitted under this act or regulations made under.

Whoever impersonates or tries to impersonate other persons, whether dead or alive, real or imaginary by providing any false demographic information or biometric information shall be punishable for imprisonment for a term which shall be extended to three years
Whoever with intention of causing harm or mischief to an Aadhar number holder shall also be punishable for imprisonment for a term which shall be extended to three years
If an offence is committed for which no penalty is specified , the person concerned shall be punished with imprisonment up to 1 year or fine up to Rs 25000 or Rs 1 lakh or both
The Aadhar act is the key to the ambitious financial inclusion programme of the government. The act empowers Aadhar with legal backing for the purpose of transferring subsidies and other welfare services to beneficiaries through designated bank accounts.

Banks can also use Aadhar number as identity proof, which will help them weed out fake Jan Dan accounts.

Criteria	2016	2010
ELIGIBILITY	Any person resided in India for 182 days is entitled to have Aadhar	Any person residing in India is entitled for Aadhar
IDENTIFICATION	Any private or public organisation can use Aadhar number for verification of individual’s identity	No such provision
MAINTENANCE OF DATA BY UIDAI	The identity of information to be maintained is not clearly maintained	The kinds of biometric information and a mention of photograph was not specified
CONSTRAINTS ON INFORMATION SHARING	Biometric information of individuals cannot be given , except for regulatory purposes	No such Provision

Must read

Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS): At a Glance