UIDAI Plans Global Aadhaar Expansion for Overseas Indians

India’s digital identity system, Aadhaar, may be used more widely around the world.

The Unique Identification Authority of India wants overseas Indians to benefit from it.

This includes non-resident Indians and overseas citizens of India.

UIDAI is studying how Aadhaar could work with other systems in different countries.

It is also considering legal changes needed for international use.

Officials say the effort could help bring more investment to India.

UIDAI is separately preparing rules to help small merchants use Aadhaar for customer checks.

The organization is also working on a simpler product called Aadhaar Lite.