How do peoples’ perspectives help us discuss, debate, and develop a better #Aadhaar? Access the report and the largest public dataset on resident experiences with #StateofAadhaar2019 stateofaadhaar.in Dalberg Viral mode on India #GoodID

One of the BIG stories from State of Aadhaar 2019 - updates are difficult. 33% find it tough and 20% who tried failed. People often don't realise errors till they try to use Aadhaar, resulting in urgency and real pain. Full report here -> bit.ly/2DXRsnA

Even after the 2018 Supreme Court ruling, over 1 million school-age children who wanted school admission could not enroll because of Aadhaar-related reasons. Learn more from the largest survey on Aadhaar at stateofaadhaar.in scroll.in/article/946285…

0.6% of people (est. 5.2 million) report that their ration cards were cancelled due to Aadhaar-related reasons such as lack of Aadhaar, linking failure, and authentication issues. economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-… Department of Food & Public Distribution, C R Chaudhary, Padma Bhushan Lt. Ram Vilas Paswan, Right to Food, India Dipa Sinha

Was great chatting with Ridhima Bhatnagar of India Ahead News a few weeks back about Dalberg's State of Aadhaar. Highlighted two successes - inclusion, efficiency - and three major challenges - updating, exclusion, and de-facto mandatory. Full interview here-> youtube.com/watch?v=8AAW5c…

bit.ly/2LZ31iL 15% of people who don't have Aadhaar (~ 4 million) were excluded from one service or another. The proportion was higher among marginalised groups. “Anyone who can be easily enrolled has been. Now an extra effort will be needed to get the others” Petra Sonderegger

Read वरद - Varad Pande and Dr. RS Sharma piece in the The Indian Express on #Aadhaar 10 years on. Learn more about the #StateOfAadhaar2019 report on stateofaadhaar.in #SoA2019. The largest public dataset on national digital identity anchored by Dalberg and supported by Viral mode on India

73% of school-age #students had to provide #Aadhaar for school enrolment. 71% had to provide their own; for the rest, only parents’ was needed. What does that mean for children in #India who need to access education but don't have an Aadhaar? More at stateofaadhaar.in

Most people could not differentiate between circumstances in which providing #Aadhaar is mandated by law and those in which it is not. For example, 71% mistakenly believed that providing Aadhaar for #school enrolment is mandated by law despite the Supreme Court #ruling in 2018.

8% (approx 15 million) school going students missed out on a mid-day #meal at school due to #Aadhaar-related issues. Explore the State Of Aadhaar Public Dataset for more information on how Aadhaar affects #education and #access to meals for #children [stateofaadhaar.in]

As govt considers this move, it should keep in mind that State of Aadhaar found that 7m adults outside the North East don’t have Aadhaar. Election Commission of India should weight this risk against the perceived magnitude of ‘fake voting. Cost-benefit analysis would help livemint.com/news/india/ec-…

Based on our HCD research, we found that by not having an #Aadhaar, children not only miss out on #essential benefits like school enrolment, mid-day meals or #scholarships, but that there is also a #mental load. Parents worry what will happen if a school insists on Aadhaar