UIDAI and Google Maps: Verified Aadhaar Centres to Appear Online
Why in the news
UIDAI joined hands with Google so that residents can locate authorised Aadhaar Centres directly on Google Maps.
Key facts
- Partners: UIDAI and Google.
- Scale: over 60,000 Aadhaar Centres, among them Aadhaar Seva Kendras, to be covered in phases.
- Purpose: better accessibility and transparency of Aadhaar services.
- Planned features: service details, user feedback, and later appointment booking.
Exam angle
- Body: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
- Platform: Google Maps.
- Rollout: phased.
- Centre type named: Aadhaar Seva Kendras.