Ministry of Electronics & IT
UIDAI unveils five new initiatives at Aadhaar Samvaad Kolkata to further advance trusted digital identity and good governance
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) unveiled five new initiatives during the 'Aadhaar Samvaad' conference in Kolkata on its 17th Aadhaar Day. The initiatives include Face Authentication for the Electronic Public Distribution System (ePDS) developed with the Department of Food and Public Distribution and NIC, the SWIK Portal 2.0 for processing Aadhaar authentication approvals under good governance frameworks, the Sub-AUA/Sub-KUA (LITE) Framework for low-volume entities, a Token Management System for UIDAI offices, and a revamped UIDAI website featuring BHASHINI integration across 13 languages, enhanced accessibility for persons with disabilities, and a new Career Portal.