Centre Allows UPSC To Perform Aadhaar-Based Authentication For Candidates’ Verifications

New Delhi: In a first, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the Union Public Supplier Commission (UPSC) to purpose Aadhaar-based authentication to check candidates’ identification voluntarily, every and every on the time of registration and in the tip of a couple of ranges of examinations and recruitment.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions talked about,” In pursuance of sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-part (four) of part four of the Aadhaar(Based Transport of Financial and Distinctive Subsidies, Merits and Offerings) Act, 2016, (as amended) analyze with rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Facts) Law, 2020, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Working towards, having been authorized by the Essential Government, hereby notifies that the Union Public Supplier Commission (UPSC) is allowed to purpose Aadhaar authentication, on voluntary foundation, for verification of identification of candidates on the time of registration on ‘One Time Registration’ portal and heaps of ranges of examination/recruitment take a analyze about, the usage of Yes/No or/and e-KYC authentication facility.”

“Union Public Supplier Commission (UPSC) shall adhere to all provisions of the Act, the law and policies made thereunder, and policies issued by the ‘Distinctive Identification Authority of India’,” Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in a a important vogue talked about.

Aadhaar is a 12-digit wide number issued by the UIDAI to all eligible residents on the premise of biometric and demographic tricks.

Formerly in July, the Union Public Supplier Commission cancelled the provisional candidature of Puja Khedkar, a provisionally motivated candidate of the Civil Offerings Examination-2022 and permanently debarred her from all future exams and choices.

Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer who secured an All India Rank of 821 in all places the USA exams, has been accused of misusing her authority. She faces a couple of allegations, together with claims that she demanded a separate cabin and personnel in the tip of her Pune posting, faced an shocking switch to Washim district, and used a non-public Audi car with a purple-blue beacon delicate and VIP wide number plate. Additionally, she allegedly occupied the ante-chamber of Extra Collector Ajay Elevated with out permission, eradicated office furniture with out consent, and requested unauthorised functions.

She used to be accused of bullying every physique round and of hanging a purple-blue beacon (indicating extreme-ranking valid) atop a non-public Audi (a luxury sedan) car used by her that additionally had ‘Maharashtra Government’ written on it in the tip of her stint. She used to be declared qualified in all places the civil choices examination 2022. According to the penalties declared closing yr by the USA, Khedkar used to be allotted the IAS and her home country Maharashtra as a cadre.

The Union Public Supplier Commission conducts Civil Offerings Examinations( Preliminary, Correct, and Interview/Persona Scan) for recruitment to the Offerings and Posts consisting of Indian Administrative Supplier, Indian International Supplier, Indian Police Supplier, Indian Audit and Accounts Supplier, Crew ‘A’, Indian Civil Accounts Supplier, Crew ‘A’, Indian Organisation Rules Supplier, Crew ‘A’, Indian Defence Accounts Supplier, Crew ‘A’, Indian Defence Estates Supplier, Crew ‘A’, Indian Bureaucracy Supplier, Crew ‘A’, Indian Postal Supplier, Crew ‘A’, Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Supplier, Crew ‘A’ and others.