(FE)
Facing questions over the privacy and security of the Aadhaar systems in the Supreme Court, the government has decided to conduct an independent audit of all 50,000-odd Aadhaar enrolment centres and inspect them in person.
Three independent auditors will assess if enrolment centres are adhering to UIDAI processes and guidelines, if the hardware and software deployed at the enrolment centres are as per UIDAI specifications and check if the enrolment centre is not involved in any involved in any corrupt practices and people are not being overcharged for Aadhaar services.
Photographs of all staff at the enrolment centre and equipment will be taken and a 5-10 minute video be shot of the ongoing enrolment and update process at the Centre. The three auditors would be allotted 10,000 centres apiece in the first year for the job. The auditors will assess if supervisors and verifiers are present at each enrolment centre to help and guide residents, if the original documents of the resident are scanned and reviewed as per UIDAI guidelines without retaining their hard copies, if the behaviour with the resident is courteous and if the centre is covered by CCTVs.
