NEW DELHI: The UIDAI has restored telecom operator Bharti Airtel’s authorisation to conduct Aadhaar-based verification of its mobile subscribers subject to specific conditions, sources said.
The company will have to submit quarterly reports on compliance with Aadhaar Act and adhere to directions issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) from time to time.
Sources privy to the decision said that the suspension on Airtel Payments Bank’s eKYC licence has not been lifted.
The telecom service provider Airtel – whose eKYC licence has been conditionally restored – will be required to submit quarterly compliance reports “till further orders” and the UIDAI “reserves its rights to verify such reports on its own or through an auditor appointed by the authority”, one of the person familiar with the development said.
Airtel did not offer any immediate comments on the issue.
Both Airtel and Airtel Payments bank came under fire late last year after the Sunil Mittal-led firm allegedly opened payments bank accounts of its mobile subscribers without seeking their “informed consent”, and LPG subsidy worth crores was deposited into these accounts (AGENCIES)
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