What is Aadhaar face authentication? These government social protection programs use face authentication

Face authentication is gaining popularity for identity verification due to its convenience, security, and adaptability, which has expanded its importance in today’s digital world. While face authentication provides both assisted and self-use modes, eKYC transactions are currently conducted in the assisted mode. Face authentication is increasingly being used for non-financial services in a variety of industries, including government, travel, and security, among others.

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Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), and Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA ID): AB-PMJAY provides comprehensive healthcare coverage to economically vulnerable individuals through health insurance. The ABHA ID enables users to sign up for Personal Health Records (PHR) and allows consent-based sharing of health data and access to various treatment facilities. Both programs use face authentication to verify AB-PMJAY beneficiaries and ABHA ID users.

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The Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme14 focuses on supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds when they pursue higher education. The scheme utilises face authentication to verify the identities of the eligible students.

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The Civil Supplies Department15 uses face authentication to issue ration cards for the food subsidy program.

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Petroleum companies use face authentication to onboard customers for subsidised cooking fuel16 programs.

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Farmers can now avail benefits of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi by authenticating themselves from their home or place of work and do not have to visit the centres anymore.

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Other use cases for face authentication include the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AeBAS), which aims to improve the accuracy and transparency of government office attendance systems by providing accurate and timely tracking and an instantaneous data record.

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