Digital India

DPI Brief — March 19, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication Aadhaar Maintains Massive Authentication Volume Aadhaar, India’s foundational digital identity infrastructure, continues to process record authentication volumes. As of March 2025, the platform processed over 247 crore authentication transactions in a single month, contributing to a cumulative total exceeding 2,707 crore transactions throughout FY 2024-25. 1 Face authentication has emerged as a particularly dynamic segment, with 12.54 crore transactions recorded in February 2025, bringing the cumulative face authentication count to 115 crore. 2 The Aadhaar e-KYC framework processed 44.63 crore transactions in March 2025, facilitating streamlined identity verification for banking, telecom, and financial services sectors. 1 The UIDAI-led initiative received the Prime Minister’s Award for Innovation, highlighting its growing adoption across banking, government services, and financial inclusion programs. ...

DPI Brief — March 17, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication Aadhaar Maintains Record Authentication Volume Aadhaar, India’s foundational digital identity infrastructure, continues to demonstrate robust growth in authentication volumes. As of March 2025, the platform processed over 247 crore authentication transactions in a single month, contributing to a cumulative total exceeding 2,707 crore transactions throughout FY 2024-25. 1 Face authentication has emerged as a particularly dynamic segment, with 12.54 crore transactions recorded in February 2025, bringing the cumulative face authentication count to 115 crore. 2 The UIDAI-led initiative received the Prime Minister’s Award for Innovation, highlighting its growing adoption across banking, government services, and financial inclusion programs. The Aadhaar e-KYC framework processed 44.63 crore transactions in March 2025, facilitating streamlined identity verification for banking, telecom, and financial services sectors. 3 ...

DPI Brief — March 15, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication Aadhaar Continues Record-Breaking Authentication Growth Aadhaar, India’s foundational digital identity infrastructure, has achieved remarkable milestones as of March 2025. The platform processed over 247 crore authentication transactions in March 2025 alone, contributing to a cumulative total exceeding 2,707 crore transactions throughout FY 2024-25. 1 Face authentication has emerged as a particularly dynamic segment, with 12.54 crore transactions recorded in February 2025, bringing the cumulative face authentication count to 115 crore. 2 The UIDAI-led initiative received the Prime Minister’s Award for Innovation, highlighting its growing adoption across banking, government services, and financial inclusion programs. The Aadhaar e-KYC framework processed 44.63 crore transactions in March 2025, facilitating streamlined identity verification for banking, telecom, and financial services sectors. 3 ...

DPI Brief — March 14, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication India’s Aadhaar ecosystem continues its expansion with significant developments in offline verification and digital wallet integration. UIDAI announced a new Aadhaar app in late January 2026, introducing an offline verification framework that allows individuals to prove their identity without real-time checks against the central Aadhaar database. The app enables users to share limited information—such as confirming they are over a certain age rather than revealing their full date of birth—with services ranging from hotels and housing societies to workplaces and payment devices. 1 ...

DPI Brief — March 13, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication India’s Aadhaar ecosystem continues its expansion with significant developments in offline verification and digital wallet integration. UIDAI announced a new Aadhaar app in late January 2026, introducing an offline verification framework that allows individuals to prove their identity without real-time checks against the central Aadhaar database. 1 The app enables users to share limited information—such as confirming they are over a certain age rather than revealing their full date of birth—with services ranging from hotels and housing societies to workplaces and payment devices. ...

DPI Brief — March 12, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication No major updates reported in the last 24 hours. UIDAI continues to operate the world’s largest biometric authentication system, facilitating over 100 crore authentications monthly. L2: Payments & Financial Rails India’s UPI ecosystem achieved a historic milestone in early March 2026, crossing 800 million transactions in a single day. 1 February 2026 recorded 20.39 billion transactions, representing a 27% year-over-year increase in volume. The average daily transaction value in February was ₹96,000 crore, with projections targeting ₹1 lakh crore in March. 2 ...

DPI Brief — March 11, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication No major updates reported in the last 24 hours. L2: Payments & Financial Rails No major updates reported in the last 24 hours. The UPI ecosystem continues its international expansion, with recent developments including UPI acceptance at Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. L3: Documents & Data Exchange No major updates reported in the last 24 hours. ...

DPI Brief — March 10, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication No major updates reported in the last 24 hours. L2: Payments & Financial Rails UPI International Expansion Continues: Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts has rolled out UPI payments across its portfolio in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, catering to Indian travelers who increasingly prefer digital payments. India is the biggest source market for Sri Lankan tourism, and the move aligns with Indian travelers’ “digital-first” expectations.1 ...

AgriStack — Agricultural Data Infrastructure: Complete 101 Guide Last updated: March 2026 What is AgriStack? AgriStack is India’s digital infrastructure for agriculture - a collection of databases, APIs, and platforms to digitize agricultural services and enable data-driven farming. Objectives Farmer identity verification Land record digitization Crop insurance access Credit facilitation Market connectivity Key Components 1. Farmer ID Aadhaar-linked farmer registry Unique Farmer ID Land records integration Subsidy distribution 2. Geo-referenced Land Records Digital land ownership GPS-tagged plots Survey integration Dispute resolution 3. Crop Sowing Data Crop monitoring Yield estimation Insurance claims MSP calculation How AgriStack Works Service Delivery 1 Farmer → Aadhaar Auth → Land Records → Service (Loan/Insurance/Input) Key Stakeholders Stakeholder Role Ministry of Agriculture Policy State Governments Implementation FPOs Farmer organization AgriTech Companies Service delivery Use Cases Financial Services Service Data Used Crop Loans Land records, credit history Insurance Crop data, weather Government Schemes Identity, land Advisory Services Weather-based advisories Pest management Input recommendations Market price information Privacy Concerns Risks Land record data exposure Farmer profiling Data Monetization Corporate access to farm data Safeguards Consent requirements Data localization Limited retention Farmer consent for research Consumer Rights Right to control data sharing Transparent data usage Grievance mechanism Opt-out option

DPI Brief — March 9, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication UIDAI Aadhaar Seeding Deadline: March 9, 2026 Deadline for mandatory Aadhaar seeding with ration cards passes today DBT savings cross ₹3.5 lakh crore since inception through targeted delivery Aadhaar authentication volumes remain at 100+ crore monthly Source: UIDAI Dashboard L2: Payments & Financial Rails NPCI Seeks Digital KYC for Foreign UPI Users NPCI approaching RBI for fully digital KYC for UPI One World Pilot completed for 40 countries during India AI Impact Summit 2026 Will eliminate cumbersome paperwork for foreign visitors India-UAE CBDC Link Exploration ...