(a) Whether large amount of data including Biometric data collected
by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been lost;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Ministry has conducted any inquiry to fix the responsibility
of the persons/agencies who are responsible for the data loss; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS & PLANNING (SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA)
(a) to (d) Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is implementing the Aadhaar project
in partnership with various States/UT Governments/Financial Institutions/India Post/Registrar
General of India etc. The enrolment agencies are engaged by these partners to carry out
enrolments in the field for undertaking biometric & demographic data collection for the
Registrars, which is then shared with UIDAI for processing & generation of aadhaar. UIDAI
has provided them with standardised enrolment software, processes & guidelines. The data
uploaded by the field agencies is checked for integrity by decrypting it and any data which
does not meet this integrity criterion is not accepted for processing. In all such cases, the
resident has to be re-enrolled. Payment to the Registrars is made by the UIDAI only on
successful generation of an Aadhaar.