New Delhi, May 19: IAS officer Saurabh Vijay has officially assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday.
A civil engineer from IIT Delhi, Saurabh Vijay is a 1998 batch officer from the Maharashtra cadre. According to an official statement, he has held several significant positions in both the Maharashtra state government and the central government.
Before joining UIDAI, Vijay served as the Principal Secretary of Expenditure in the Maharashtra Finance Department. His previous roles in the state included Principal Secretary for Planning and Development, Principal Secretary for Tourism, Secretary of Medical Education, and Secretary of Higher and Technical Education, among others.
He has also played vital roles at the national and international levels during his central deputation. This includes serving as a director in the President’s Secretariat in New Delhi and as an advisor to the Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
Meanwhile, UIDAI has announced that the free online Aadhaar document update service on the MyAadhaar portal will continue. According to an office memorandum, Aadhaar holders can update their documents on their UID cards without any fee through the MyAadhaar portal until June 14.
The memorandum also noted that this extension was made following positive feedback from Aadhaar cardholders who are updating their information online.
In an update posted on the social media platform X, UIDAI also informed that the M-Aadhaar app will soon be discontinued. Aadhaar holders can now download the new ‘Aadhaar App,’ which offers features such as secure QR-based Aadhaar sharing, enhanced privacy controls, and easier access to Aadhaar services, making the digital identity experience more streamlined and convenient.
This online service, which previously incurred a fee, is now available for free until June 14, 2027, but can only be accessed through the MyAadhaar portal.
The office memo stated, “It has been decided to extend this facility for another year, from June 15, 2026, to June 14, 2027. Therefore, the document update facility will remain free through the MyAadhaar portal until June 14, 2027.”
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