New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crores live Aadhaar holders.

Deactivation of the Aadhaar number of deceased

As part of a nationwide clean-up effort to maintain the continued accuracy and integrity of the Aadhaar database, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has deactivated more than 2.5 crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased persons till date.

In case of the death of a person, it is essential that his/her Aadhaar number is deactivated to prevent potential identity fraud, or unauthorized usage of such Aadhaar number for availing welfare benefits.

The State / UT mentioned in the address of an Aadhaar number holder in the Aadhaar database may vary from the State...