Overview
- UIDAI Chairman Neelkanth Mishra unveiled Udai at a function in Thiruvananthapuram and felicitated the competition winners.
- The mascot will help explain updates, authentication, offline verification, selective information sharing, new technology adoption, and responsible use of Aadhaar.
- Open national design and naming contests on the MyGov platform attracted 875 entries from across India.
- A multi-tier evaluation process was used to ensure fairness and rigor in selecting the winning design and name.
- Winners included Arun Gokul for design first prize, Idris Dawaiwala and Krishna Sharma for second and third, and Riya Jain for the winning name, followed by Idris Dawaiwala and Maharaj Saran Chellapilla.