Aadhaar Good Governance Portal

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Recently, the central government launched the Aadhaar Good Governance portal to streamline the approval process for Aadhaar authentication requests.

About Aadhaar Good Governance Portal

• It is aimed at streamlining the approval process for Aadhaar authentication requests.
• It was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
• The platform follows the recent amendments to the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2025, under the Aadhaar Act of 2016.
• The new rules are designed to support good governance and improve the delivery of various welfare services and benefits.
• This portal is part of ongoing efforts to simplify processes, enhance service delivery, and improve the overall ease of living for citizens.
• The portal shall work as a resource rich guide, and offer detailed SOP for authentication seeking entities on how to apply and how to onboard for Aadhaar authentication.
• Face Authentication may also be integrated in the customer facing apps of private entities, which will enable anytime anywhere, authentication.

Key Facts about Aadhaar

• It is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to every individual resident of India. 
• It serves as proof of identity, which is linked to the individual’s biometric and demographic information. 
• The Aadhaar programme was launched in 2009 by the UIDAI with the goal of providing a unique and verifiable identity for every resident of India. 
• It is now mandatory for a number of government services and is also being used by private companies for identification purposes.

Aadhaar Good Governance Portal FAQs

Q1. What is the governance of UIDAI?

Ans. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) on 12 July 2016.

Q2. What is meant by good governance?

Ans. Good governance is the process of managing public affairs and resources in a way that is accountable, transparent, and free of corruption. It also involves upholding human rights and the rule of law. 

Source: DN