________got DSCI AISS Award for ‘ Best Security Practices in Government Sector’ ?

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The Unique Identification Authority of India ( UIDAI) has bagged a top data security award for best practices in the government sector. Data Security Council of India ( DSCI) , a not- for- profit, industry body on data protection in India, setup by NASSCOM awarded UIDAI for its significant role in securing national critical ‘ Aadhaar’ infrastructure that provides digital identity based welfare services to residents. About UIDAI The Unique Identification Authority of India is a statutory authority established under the provisions of Aadhaar act 2016 by the Govt. of India under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. Its vision is to empower residents of India with a unique identity and a digital platform to authenticate anytime, anywhere. Unique Identification Authority of India (“ Authority/ UIDAI”) has its Headquarters ( HQ) in New Delhi and eight Regional Offices ( ROs) across the country. UIDAI has two Data Centres, one at Hebbal ( Bengaluru) , Karnataka and another at Manesar ( Gurugram) , Haryana.