Organisation : Unique Identification Authority of India (uidai.gov.in)
Facility : Aadhaar Seeding Process
Location : India
Aadhaar Seeding Process : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/3340-aadhaar_seeding_october_2014_v098_14112014(1).pdf
Website : http://uidai.gov.in/
Aadhaar Seeding :
In order to initiate the process of Aadhaar Seeding, following are the pre-requisites:
1. Digitization of existing beneficiary data which currently exist either in silo databases, or in a handwritten manner;
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2. Scheme application should be centralized at Ministry / State Level. For example, for MGNREGS, the Ministry has developed and deployed NREGASoft application which is used for Wage List generation, as well as for comprehensive MIS reporting;
3. Aadhaar Enrollment of beneficiaries. The beneficiary could have an Enrolment ID (28 digits including date & time stamp) or a 12-digit Aadhaar number. (Please see sample in Annexure I);
4. Provision of Aadhaar number (12-digit) and EID number (28-digit) data entry field in the database with the following checks in-built in the software;
a. Aadhaar number will always consist of 12 digits;
b. Aadhaar number cannot start with 0 & 1;
c. Aadhaar number structural validity should be checked by use of Verhoeff algorithm
d. EID Number is 28 digit with following format: 12341234512345yyyymmddhhmmss
Approach For Aadhaar Seeding :
II. Aadhaar Seeding :
Seeding initiatives could be of many types referred to here as ‘channels’ which provide the source of seeding such as SMS or Online based resident/ assisted self-seeding, manual seeding at point of service, algorithmic seeding etc. The channels for Aadhaar seeding may be categorized in two categories based on source of data:
a. Manual / Bottom-up / Organic Aadhaar Seeding;
b. Algorithmic / Top-Down / In-Organic Aadhaar Seeding;
Regardless of the channel adopted for Aadhaar seeding, there are 3 steps in the entire process:
a. Data Digitization;
b. Data Centralization;
c. Aadhaar Seeding;
Organic Approach for Aadhaar Seeding :
Based on the scheme, frequency of addition of new beneficiaries and / or frequency of renewal of whole database, the strategies for Aadhaar seeding have to be customized. However, as mentioned in the earlier section, in order to carry out the Aadhaar seeding in a seamless manner in the districts, a multi-pronged strategy has to be followed. Therefore, UIDAI has the following suggestions for
Aadhaar seeding through:
a. Banks
b. Door-to-Door Campaign (Scheme-wise)
c. Collection of Aadhaar number at Point of Service Delivery
d. Crowd Sourcing
e. 3rd Party Seeding Service Providers
f. Common Service Center by using Aadhaar e-KYC service/Aadhaar Authentication Service
Seeding at Banks :
Irrespective of the Scheme and the geography, as the Aadhaar Number of a given Beneficiary finally has to be linked with the Bank Account, Banks play a strategic and key role in Seeding. Given various channels of Banking, following are the various options of Aadhaar seeding at Banks
(i) Branches :
A Branch of a Bank remains to be the traditional touch point for availing Banking services for the residents. Owing to this familiarity factor, the residents can capitalize on the option of seeding the Aadhaar Number to the Bank Account at the Bank Branch. The process could be as simple as filling the Seeding Request Form with the Bank Account Number and Aadhaar number. The filled form, along with the self-attested copies of the Bank Passbook and the Aadhaar letter can either be handed over to the Bank Official or dropped in the Drop-box for further updation in the CBS.
(ii) ATMs :
Considering the fact that there are about 1.5 Lakh ATMs available in the country and the number of daily footfalls across the same, the ATM is a highly potential and practical option for Organic Seeding by the residents. With a conservative estimate of 10 Seeding Requests per ATM on a daily basis will lead into 4.5 Crore Seeding requests in a month! Using a menu driven self help mode, a resident can enter the Aadhaar number in the ATM that can be seeded in the CBS, subject to successful authentication on the spot. Alternately, the seeding request can be forwarded to the Bank and the same may be processed subsequent to a successful authentication.
Indicative Step-by-Step Process of Seeding at ATM:
Step 1 Resident swipes the ATM Card
Step 2 Resident enters the PIN
Step 3 Resident chooses the option of Seeding from the Menu
Step 4 Resident enters the Aadhaar Number
Step 5 Resident re-enters the Aadhaar Number
Step 6 (Optional) Using the Secured Protocol, the entered Aadhaar Number gets Authenticated
Step 7 Seeding Request is sent to the Bank’s Server for further updation in the CBS
(iii) Internet Banking :
Yet another channel pertaining to Banking is the Internet. Owing to the convenience of accessing the Internet Banking, the resident can forward the Seeding Request to the Bank for the process at the back end.
Approach For Aadhaar Seeding :
(iv) Mobile Banking :
With more and more Bank Account holders adopting Mobile Banking, Aadhaar Seeding request can also be sent using the mobile handset, similar to the NUUP (National Unified USSD Platform) Services. Upon successful log-in, the Aadhaar Number Seeding Menu can simplify the task of sending the Seeding request to the Bank’s backend.