(a) whether the Government has any proposal for a tie-up between telecom companies and Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for sharing of information relating to
subscribers; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the extent to which it is likely to benefit security agencies
and the police to track the records of SIM card holders easily?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a): It has been decided that Aadhaar shall be taken as valid Proof of Identity (PoI)/ Proof of
Address (PoA) after details of identity and address are confirmed through Aadhaar authentication
procedure.
(b): Proof of Concept (POC) for Aadhaar authentication based Telecom Know your customer (KYC) was
successfully conducted by M/s Vodafone in Hyderabad District. This arrangement may be of some use
to security agencies and the police in tracking the record of SIM card holders.