PM4K NEWS 071: UNIQUE ID’s 1ST ENROLMENT BY AUG 2010

Continuing with the PM4K NEWS Series on the Unique ID Project here’s another update.

The Unique ID (UID) project, the world’s largest biometric project that aims to provide every Indian citizen with a unique identification number, has hit the ground running. On Thursday, former Infosys executive Nandan Nilekani, who was appointed to head the ambitious projects, met chiefs of the IT/BPO industry. “The UID model will help the government implement better public expenditure,” Nilekani said, but cautioned India needed to develop its hardware base for implementation of the project. The first enrolment of the unique ID may take place between August 2010 and February 2011, Nilekani said.

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