The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new Aadhaar app that can be used for age verification under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) without sharing any additional data, a senior government official said.
Speaking at the launch of the app on Wednesday (January 28, 2026), the Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S. Krishnan said the government has amended Swik Rules or the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 to enable private entities to provide service by using Aadhaar authentication on secure basis.
"We frequently contend within the ambit of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is age verification and how age verification will be done. I think we are in a position where, with the Aadhaar app, there is actually a way that age gating can seamlessly apply without oversharing the data," Mr. Krishnan said.
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He later said there are firms that are developing solutions that have been put up for demonstration at the Aadhaar event.
