UIDAI readies Aadhaar systems for up to 30 crore authentications a day

UIDAI plans to scale Aadhaar authentication capacity from about 10 crore to 25–30 crore daily transactions, with new business SDKs, selective data sharing and AI-led fraud controls. The upgrade could speed KYC and verification flows for fintechs and consumer-service operators.

— Source publishedWed, 9 Sept, 2026, 15:14 IST·First seen Wed, 9 Sept, 2026, 15:15 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

UIDAI plans to scale Aadhaar authentication capacity to 25-30 crore daily transactions, introducing an SDK for business workflows, selective data sharing and

Key facts

  • 10 crore daily Aadhaar authentications currently
  • 25-30 crore targeted daily authentications
  • Over 600 entities use Aadhaar
  • Aadhaar app downloads crossed 5 crore and are approaching 6 crore
  • Agentic AI use cases could become mainstream over the next three years

Why this matters

Corporate-development teams should assess partnerships or tuck-in targets in consent management, fraud detection and KYC orchestration that can layer differentiated workflows on UIDAI’s expanded identity rails.