UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar on securing the digital identity of over billion Indians

As of January 2025, over 100 crore face-authentication transactions were recorded in India—proof of how deeply Aadhaar has become embedded in the country’s digital and financial ecosystem. Behind this scale and sophistication is the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which continues to evolve the Aadhaar platform to meet emerging technological, legal, and societal challenges.