NEW DELHI: Union minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has urged the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to draft a new Aadhaar law aligned with Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.
Speaking at Aadhaar Samvaad event on Tuesday – a clip of which he shared on X on Wednesday – Vaishnaw highlighted the need to update legal framework surrounding Aadhaar. “When the Aadhaar Act was first introduced, there was no overarching privacy legislation applicable across sectors,” he said. “Now, with DPDP Act in place and its rules nearing finalisation, we have a homegrown, modern data protection framework. The next step is to ensure the Aadhaar law aligns with this.” He called on UIDAI to take the lead on this initiative moving forward.
During Tuesday’s programme, Vaishnaw also revealed a revamped version of the Aadhaar mobile application, which will be released to the public after final testing. tnn
