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AMid reports of alleged rubbing betwixt the amerindic authorities and manufacture over having the Aadhaar app pre-installed in smartphones, both sides have now said this was a proposal still being discussed, and there's no plan to make it mandatory to keep the app.The proposal was sent to the IT ministry in November 2025 to preinstall the new Aadhaar app on mobile phones, and there are stakeholder consultations going on in the matter, Bhuvnesh Kumar, CEO of the UIDAI, told HT on Friday. “The UIDAI’s logic behind the preinstallation of the app was convenience for underprivileged people who don’t have access to high-end mobile phones and cannot install apps that may occupy a lot of space on their devices," he said. He also clarified, "If it comes preinstalled, then they won’t have to install it. Then it’s up to them if they wish to use it or not. As is the case with Google Maps, it comes pre-installed but it’s up to us whether we wish to use it or not.”The Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) pointedly responded to a report by news agency that was headlined 'India's proposal to preload national ID app Aadhaar on phones faced pushback'.The MAIT said it views the reportage as “an instance of unwarranted attempt to sensationalise a discussion that is three months old”. It argued that the report was based on “disjoint pieces of internal communications”. “It is critical to clarify that these discussions/communications represented an initial stage of consultation and were never issued as a government mandate. The dialogue was a preliminary exploration of ideas, typical of the early phases of policy formulation,” it added.The association also said it's “appreciative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and its consistently transparent approach toward industry consultation”. “The MAIT urges the media to exercise diligence and refrain from sensationalising routine, non-mandatory policy deliberations. We remain committed to working closely with the government to ensure that India’s digital transformation continues to be built on a foundation of mutual trust and constructive engagement,” it further said.

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