Aadhaar authentication touch 2707 crore in 2024-25

In a significant milestone reflecting the growing digital trust in India, Aadhaar authentication transactions surged past 2 thousand 707 crores during the financial year 2024-25. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has witnessed a substantial uptick in the adoption of its authentication services, especially face authentication, which has gained remarkable traction across sectors. In a statement, the Minister of Electronics and IT said that the rising adoption comes alongside a record-breaking 44.63 crore e-KYC transactions completed in March 2025 alone. These numbers highlight the role of Aadhaar in the government’s Digital India initiative. Recognising UIDAI’s efforts and technological innovation, the Authority was recently honored with the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration. The award was specifically given for the breakthrough adoption of face authentication, which is now being used in banking, telecom, healthcare, and public distribution systems.
"Since inception, the cumulative number of authentication transactions have crossed over 14,800 crore," an official release said. The artificial intelligence/machine learning-based Aadhaar Face Authentication solutions developed in-house by UIDAI have been witnessing significant growth. The cumulative number of e-KYC transactions has touched 2356 crore as on March 31, 2025. Similarly, 20 lakh new Aadhaar numbers were generated in March 2025 and over 1.91 crore Aadhaars were updated following submissions from Aadhaar number holders, the release added.