Centre will inspect and audit 50,000 Aadhaar enrolment centres

The auditors will check if people are not being overcharged for Aadhaar services

The government has decided to conduct an independent audit of more than 50,000 Aadhaar enrolment centres after facing questions over the privacy and security of the Aadhaar systems in the Supreme Court.

The government will assign three auditors to inspect enrolment centres in person.

According to Economics Times, photographs of staff and equipment, video of ongoing enrolment process, will be taken at the centres.

What will they assess?

The three auditors would be allotted 10,000 centres apiece in the first year. 

They will assess if the centres are adhering to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) processes