IAS Officer Saurabh Vijay Takes Charge as CEO of UIDAI
Senior IAS officer Shri. Saurabh Vijay has officially assumed the charge as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). He is a 1998 batch Maharashtra cadre officer and will bring the extensive administrative experience from both the state and central government roles.
Shri. Saurabh Vijay took the charge as the new CRO of UIDAI on 18th of May, 2026.
He will take the India’s most crucial digital governance leadership roles
UIDAI manages the Aadhaar which is the world’s largest biometric identity program.
Saurabh Vijay is the senior Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1998 Maharashtra cadre.
He has built a long administrative career across the multiple departments.
He had completed his civil engineering from IIT Delhi.
He also played the professional leadership roles in the,
Before joining the UIDAI as a CEO he served as the,
Saurabh Vijay has also held the important national and global assignments.
These includes the,
Director, President’s Secretariat
Advisor at the World Bank
He worked in the Washington D.C. as Advisor to the Executive Director representing the,
His international exposure adds policy depth to his administrative profile.
It is the statutory authority which was established under the provisions of the Aadhaar Act 2016 by the Govt. of India.
It functions under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
Vision of the UIDAI is to empower residents of India with a unique identity and a digital platform to authenticate anytime, anywhere.
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