Date: 2025-08-12Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
UIDAI Signs 5-Year Cutting-Edge R&D Agreement with Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) to Boost Aadhaar Robustness, Security & Reliability Further Through Data-Driven Innovations
**Policy Summary:**
On August 12, 2025, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), formalized a five-year Research and Development (R&D) agreement with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). The agreement aims to enhance the robustness, security, and reliability of Aadhaar operations through data-driven innovations and collaborative research. Key areas of focus include fraud and anomaly detection, development of advanced biometric liveness detection tools, identification of high-risk enrollment/update categories, and improvements to biometric matching algorithms. The partnership leverages ISI's expertise in statistics, mathematics, computer science, and data science. Signatories to the agreement were Ms. Tanusree Deb Barma, Deputy Director General (Technology Centre) at UIDAI, and Prof. B. S. Daya Sagar, Head of the Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru Centre. The signing was witnessed by Sh. Bhuvnesh Kumar, CEO of UIDAI, and Ms. Puja Singh Mandol, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Program Implementation (MoSPI). The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) operates under the Ministry of Program Implementation (MoSPI). Public Relations contacts are Dharmendra Tewari and Navin Sreejith. Release ID: 2155726.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Electronics IT: The Indian government ministry responsible for electronics and information technology.
UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India, the agency responsible for Aadhaar.
Indian Statistical Institute ISI: A premier academic and research institution known for expertise in statistics, mathematics, computer science, and data science.
Aadhaar: A 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India.
Tanusree Deb Barma: Deputy Director General Technology Centre at UIDAI, signatory to the agreement.
B. S. Daya Sagar: Head of Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru Centre, signatory to the agreement.
Bhuvnesh Kumar: CEO of UIDAI.
Puja Singh Mandol: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Program Implementation MoSPI, Government of India.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
UIDAI Signs 5-Year Cutting-Edge R&D Agreement
with Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) to Boost Aadhaar
Robustness, Security & Reliability Further Through
Data-Driven Innovations
Collaborations to cover areas such as improvements
in biometric liveness detection tools, matching
algorithms & other priority areas
Posted On: 12 AUG 2025 6:47PM by PIB Delhi
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday signed an umbrella agreement with the
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) for joint research and development (R&D) to further enhance the robustness,
security and reliability of Aadhaar operations through data driven innovations.
The agreement effective for a period of five years, will cover areas such as fraud and anomaly detection,
development of biometric liveness detection tools, identification of high-risk enrolment/update categories,
improvements in biometric matching algorithms, and other priority areas as mutually decided.
The agreement was signed by Ms Tanusree Deb Barma, Deputy Director General (Technology Centre) at
UIDAI and Prof B. S. Daya Sagar, head of Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru
Centre in the presence of CEO UIDAI, Sh Bhuvnesh Kumar and Ms Puja Singh Mandol, Additional
Secretary, Ministry of Program Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India.
“Our collaboration with Indian Statistical Institute is a step towards building advanced, secure, and citizen-
centric innovation,” said Kumar, CEO UIDAI.
“This partnership brings together deep expertise in the field of statistics, technology and data driven
innovation,” said Mandol, additional secretary, MoSPI.
About Indian Statistical Institute
The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a premier academic and research institution under MoSPI. It is known
for its expertise in the areas of statistics, mathematics, computer science, and data science, with a proven track
record in high-impact research.*****
Dharmendra Tewari/ Navin Sreejith
(Release ID: 2155726)