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.

Saurabh Vijay Assumes Charge as UIDAI CEO

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.

Who Is Saurabh Vijay?

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.

Academic background of Saurabh Vijay

He had completed his civil engineering from IIT Delhi.

He also played the professional leadership roles in the,

• Finance
• Planning
• Tourism
• Medical Education
• Higher and Technical Education
• Public administration

Key Positions Held by Saurabh Vijay

Before joining the UIDAI as a CEO he served as the,

• Principal Secretary (Expenditure), Maharashtra Finance Department
• Principal Secretary, Planning and Development Commissioner
• Principal Secretary, Tourism
• Secretary, Medical Education
• Secretary, Higher and Technical Education

His Central and International Experience

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,

• India
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Sri Lanka

His international exposure adds policy depth to his administrative profile.

About Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

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.