Around 3,331 Villages in Coastal Areas to Get Smart I-cards

It will provide nationality, professional and legal proof and lead to easy detection of infiltrators, masquerading as fishermen in the coastal areas

The line of debate

[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

While government aims to assign unique numbers to a billion plus population for providing a portable identity and eliminating of ghosts from databases, it has spurred a public debate on the potential misuse of UID leading to infringement of individual privacy and liberty and data security

Haryana Creating Resident Database for UID

The Haryana government is creating a database of all the residents in the state. The database is being created under the Unique Identification (UID) project of the central government which is in its initial stages of implementation in the state.

Expertise in Identification and Detection Systems : Jean-Paul Jainsky, CEO, Sagem Securite

It [Biometrics] is considered the most reliable way of guaranteeing peoples

Can He Change the Game?

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Nandan Nilekani has been given the charge of the one of most important eGovernance projects -UID.

Process Begins to Issue Unique ID Number to all Indians

The Government of India recently notified setting up of a national authority to provide permanent ID number to each one of its over one billion citizens. The identification number will be provided by the National Authority for Unique Identify (UID), an entity under the Planning Commission.

e-Governance for All Spheres of Govt by 2020

Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) has suggested implementation of e-Governance in all spheres, at all levels of government by 2020 and proposed a legal framework for it in its report.

Unique Identity Number For All Residents of India By Early 2010

The Unique Identity Project seeks to assign a unique identity (UID) number to each individual in the country that would remain a permanent identifier right from birth to death of the individual…

Multipurpose cards arrive in India

The Government of India (GoI) has started much awaited multi-purpose National Identity Card (MNIC) project in the country. The government has selected Narela area in north Delhi to distribute the National ID cards.

GoI selects Narela (New Delhi) to launch multi-purpose National ID card in India

The Government of India (GoI) has started the much awaited multi-purpose National Identity Card (MNIC) project in the country. The government has selected Narela area in north Delhi to distribute the first National ID cards.