Govt to bring new app to push e-Aadhaar

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAD, will soon launch a new Aadhaar appas part of the authority's effort to curb misuse of physical Aadhaar cards and strengthen the offline verification ecosystem, officials familiar with the matter said.

- Sejal Sharma

The app will come with two major features. First, paperless electronic ID sharing and second, the ability for Aadhaar holders to update their registered mobile number directly through the app, they added.

To be sure, there already exists an Aadhaar app — mAadhaar — which the government will merge with the new app.