Aadhaar reaches 134 crore holders as government outlines multi-tier security framework

Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders, the Ministry of Electronics & IT said on Wednesday. Maintained by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the platform has recorded more than 17,000 crore authentication transactions to date, serving as a primary tool for identity verification across the country.