NewzVille Desk
Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada in Lok Sabha today informed that as part of a nationwide clean-up effort to maintain the continued accuracy and integrity of the Aadhaar database, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has deactivated more than 2.5 crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased persons till date.
In case of the death of a person, it is essential that his/her Aadhaar number is deactivated to prevent potential identity fraud, or unauthorized usage of such Aadhaar number for availing welfare benefits.
Several measures have been taken to reduce the risk of identity fraud and ensure leak-proof delivery of benefits in the country, said the Ministry.
Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crores live Aadhaar holders.
