UIDAI reports 300 partners for consent-based Aadhaar offline checks

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In its 5 November update, UIDAI lists sectors including hotels, healthcare, education, events and the gig economy. These partners are called Offline Verification Seeking Entities: organisations using the Aadhaar offline-verification mechanism to check identity, rather than a new category of Aadhaar card.¹ UIDAI also reports more than 86 lakh mobile-number updates through the Aadhaar App, alongside 22.16 lakh address updates and 40.25 lakh email updates. It says these app services let residents update details without physically visiting a centre; the release gives cumulative usage figures, not a new application deadline.¹ UIDAI: UIDAI describes offline checks as consent-based and designed to limit the personal data shared.¹

Context: The announcement does not make Aadhaar verification newly compulsory for every hotel, school or service user.