The Parliament was informed that nearly 210 websites of the central and state government departments have been found displaying personal details and Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries.
“UIDAI (The Unique Identification Authority of India) has taken note of the same and is regularly monitoring the status to get the Aadhaar data removed from the said websites,” Minister of State for Electronics and IT, PP Chaudhary said.
The monitoring came after “it was found that around 210 websites of Central Government, State Government Departments including educational institutes were displaying the list of beneficiaries along with their name, address and other details and Aadhaar numbers for information of general public.”
There has been no leakage of Aadhaar data from the UIDAI, he added.
Chaudhary said that private players have not acquired any Aadhaar data including biometrics from the UIDAI, and sharing of Aadhaar information is done only with authorised agencies through secure applications after following well-established procedures and protocols
The sharing of Aadhaar information is regulated in terms of the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations 2016 framed under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services), Act 2016.
PAN is the key identifier of taxable entity and aggregator of all financial transactions undertaken by the entity.
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