‘Aadhaar verification is like making UPI payment’: Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Aadhaar app with face ID, QR code features

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a new Aadhaar app on Tuesday, with new features such as face ID and QR code to enhance both accessibility and security. Speaking at the Aadhaar Samvaad event in New Delhi on April 8, he said that Aadhaar is the “aadhaar” (foundation) of many government initiatives and lies at the core of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

In a post on Twitter (now X), the minister announced the app’s launch and stated that Indians would no longer need to carry physical Aadhaar cards or photocopies for identification.