Aadhaar provides presence-less foundational identity layer to India Stack
On top of this, various layers and user-cases get built
Objectives
Financial Inclusion and Cash displacement
Sovereign Solution and Multiplier of Economic activity
Enables Open Banking theme – Drive innovation and Fintech Incubation
Benefits and Impact
Provides identity to 1.38 billion residents and facilitated 102 billion e-authentications
Saving to government exchequer: USD 33 Billion (as onOct, 2023)
Implementation Methodology
Assessment of the Retail Payment System requirements in other countries
Availability of UPI protocol and Software post gap assessment and changes, if any
Know-how, business consulting and market strategy
Execution plan, deployment services for solution build and hand-over
Aadhaar Ecosystem Architecture
Entire technology architecture behind Aadhaar is based on principles of openness, linear scalability, strong security, and most importantly vendor neutrality.
Aadhaar technology backbone is built using the following principles.
Modalities of implementation
(Technical, Financial, Operational, Legal, and other aspects) of implementation in other friendly nations)
Primary Support – Support from Government leaders and administrators
Technical – IT Readiness for management of biometric and demographic data
Legal – Information Technology Act, Rules, and Regulations
Financial – For continuous data and infra management and upgradation
Other aspects – Public Private Partnership for quick rollout and for sustainability
Use-cases
Direct Benefit Transfer and Digital Life Certificate
Aadhaar based Electronic Signature (different than Digital Signature Certificate)
Biometric Attendance System and Aadhaar enabled payment system