Archive · 10 Sep 2026
UIDAI Plans Major Increase in Daily Aadhaar Authentication Capacity
Aadhaar is an identity system used to check who people are.
It currently handles about 100 million checks every day.
UIDAI wants it to handle 250–300 million checks each day in the coming years.
More than 600 organizations now use Aadhaar.
The Aadhaar app lets people update information such as their phone numbers and addresses.
Nearly 60 million people have downloaded the app.
UIDAI is adding stronger security tools and using artificial intelligence to find fraud.
It also wants Aadhaar to work more easily with digital systems around the world.
UIDAI is preparing to increase Aadhaar’s capacity from about 100 million to 250–300 million authentications per day.
More than 600 entities now use Aadhaar, according to UIDAI Chairperson Neelkanth Mishra.
The Aadhaar app has nearly 60 million downloads, up from 50 million a few weeks earlier.
UIDAI is strengthening its technology infrastructure with post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence-based fraud detection.
The authority is pursuing greater global interoperability and exploring Aadhaar support for AI-agent identity tasks.
- Who
- The Unique Identification Authority of India, led by Chairperson Neelkanth Mishra, is expanding Aadhaar infrastructure.
- What
- UIDAI is preparing to raise daily Aadhaar authentication capacity to 250–300 million from about 100 million.
- When
- The expansion is planned for the coming years; the technology roadmap covers the next decade.
- Where
- The initiative concerns Aadhaar and India’s digital public infrastructure.
- Why
- Usage is increasing as more than 600 entities adopt Aadhaar and paper-based processes move online.
- Current daily authentications
- Around 100 million
- Planned daily capacity
- 250–300 million authentications
- Aadhaar-using entities
- More than 600
- Aadhaar app downloads
- Close to 60 million
- Previous app downloads
- 50 million a few weeks earlier
- Security measures
- Post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence for fraud detection
- Long-term objective
- Make Aadhaar a secure, trusted identity layer that operates largely in the background