Photo: MintNew Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended by one month to 1 July the deadline for service providers and agencies like banks and telecom companies to fully deploy Virtual ID system and accept these IDs in lieu of Aadhaar number. The Virtual ID (VID) feature is aimed at giving users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the time of authentication. It had then said soon the service providers will start accepting VID in place of Aadhaar number. As per a UIDAI circular issued earlier this year, agencies that undertake authentication would not be allowed to generate VID on behalf of Aadhaar holder. Agencies that do not migrate to the new system by the stipulated deadline could face financial disincentives.

Source: Mint May 31, 2018 09:45 UTC