One Digital ID card linking PAN, Aadhaar, and Passport reportedly in the works

According to a new report coming from The Indian Express, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed a plan to link multiple digital IDs into one. These IDs include driving licence, passport, PAN, Aadhaar, and others.

Like the Aadhaar card number, the One Digital ID is said to be issued in the form of a unique ID. With the Federal Digital Identity, the government aims to develop a new digital architecture that is “interlinked and interoperable.

One Digital ID card: What is it?

The proposed plan suggests that the umbrella digital identity will “empower” a citizen by “putting her in control of these identities and providing her with the option of choosing which one to use for what purpose.”

The report further notes that the Federal Digital Identity will serve as a one-stop destination to store Central and State-related ID data as well. It is also likely to be used for KYC or eKYC (know your customer) processes.

The report states that the proposed plan has been moved under the India Enterprise Architecture (IndEA) 2.0. To recall, IndEA 2.0 was first highlighted to bring together government and private entities with the aim to ease online identification processes.

The proposal is expected to be available in the public domain soon and the Ministry could seek comments by the end of February.

Is security a concern?

It is likely that the one digital ID will raise issues with digital security. Of late, we have seen cybercriminals use Aadhaar and KYC to dupe innocent people into stealing their hard-earned money. The government and financial institutions have been warning users against such online scams.

Security researchers state, with the rising dependency on the internet, scammers are leaving no stones unturned to trick internet users. Some of the most common online scams these days are related to KYC and OTP.

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