The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that eKYC photos will have to be verified on-the-spot with ‘live face photo’ capture to implement facial identification at banks or while buying new SIMs.

The agency had earlier mandated that all Aadhaar eKYC must include facial recognition data from September 15, with the process reportedly starting with telecom operators before being expanded to other sectors.

In an interview to the Times of India, UIDAI CEO, Ajay Bhushan Pandey, said that the new plan will not only make Aadhaar identification more secure, but also more inclusive.