Region
13Southern Asia
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
Yes
Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data
Yes
Allow digital authentication
Yes
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
Yes
Claim to have a digital identity
Yes
Collects or uses biometric data
Yes
Data Protection Act
Yes
Digital identity has legal status
Yes
Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure
Yes
Governance structure responsible for de digital identity
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority
Yes
Identity act or civil registry act
Yes
Identity authority is subject to courts oversight
Yes
Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases
Yes
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
Yes
Legally binding redressal mechanism
Both
Name of the identity
Aadhaar
Organizations providing funding
Unknown
Organizations providing technical support
Unknown
Personal data breach notification
Yes
Procedural rules for the ID
Yes
Qualitative status for implementation
In September 2023, Data Protection Law was passed. Currently, there is a level of more than 93% Aadhaar saturation and more than 1700 government schemes of welfare and good governance attached to the identity.
Quantitative status of implementation
Rollout
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
Yes
Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data
Yes
Type of institutional governance structure
ID or Registration Authority