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Kolkata hosted Aadhaar Samvaad 2026, organised by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on 29 September 2026 as part of the 17th Aadhaar Day celebrations. The stakeholder event brought together more than 600 participants, including policymakers, technocrats, industry experts and professionals. UIDAI launched five initiatives at the event to improve convenience, authentication, security and governance in the Aadhaar ecosystem. These included Face Authentication for ePDS, SWIK Portal 2.0, the Sub-AUA/Sub-KUA (LITE) framework, a Token Management System and a new UIDAI website. Minister of State Jitin Prasada attended the event as the Guest of Honour.