Case Study: Government of India achieves 99.9% accurate biometric citizen authentication with HID Global

Government of India - Customer Case Study

The Government of India needed a way to reduce billions of dollars in identification fraud tied to Aadhaar programs and to reliably authenticate citizens in remote, rural areas where paper IDs could be lost, stolen, or misused. HID Global supported the initiative with biometric authentication technology used in the VISIONTEK GL-11 Mobile POS Terminal, helping verify identities for essential subsidies and services.

HID Global’s TouchChip® TCET fingerprint reader enabled fast, rugged, and accurate fingerprint matching even in harsh outdoor conditions. The result was the world’s largest biometric authentication system, delivering 99.9% accuracy, saving the Government of India $3 billion annually, and supporting the distribution of government benefits to millions of citizens each day.

Government of India