Overview
- UIDAI unveiled Udai at a Thiruvananthapuram event where Chairman Neelkanth Mishra felicitated the contest winners.
- The mascot will guide residents on enrolment and updates, authentication, offline verification, selective data sharing, new technology features, and responsible use.
- CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar said the open competition approach reinforces Aadhaar’s principle that participation builds trust and acceptance.
- Designer Arun Gokul won the top design prize, with Idris Dawaiwala and Krishna Sharma as runners-up, while Riya Jain won the naming contest.
- UIDAI describes Udai as a tool to make Aadhaar communication more relatable for over a billion residents.