New Government New Hopes
The nation today is looking up to the newly-installed Narendra Modi Government with eyes full of hopes and aspirations. And, […]
PRIME-MINISTER
PMO website relaunched with Modi’s message
“As we devote ourselves to take India’s development journey to newer heights, we seek your support, blessings, and active participation. […]
Affordable Credit for Rural Population
The major stress is on the affordable credit. All the banking facilities should be affordable, especially to the weaker section. […]
PM to Head Committee on Direct Cash Transfers
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a national committee on direct cash transfers which will be headed by him. […]
Yes to 49% FDI in aviation and 51% in multi-brand retail
The Government decided in favour of foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. Apart from throwing India open to foreign-owned […]
UID phase-2 rollout in Karnataka from next month
The State government of Karnataka has taken a call, on the division on collection of biometric and demographic data of […]
PM sets up panel to review taxation of development centres, IT sector
In yet another move to provide clarity on taxation issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set up a committee to look […]
Grid collapse leaves 360 million people without power
Power supplies to seven states across northern India, home to nearly 360 million people, collapsed early today, shutting transport networks, […]
Manmohan Singh Inaugurates C-DAC
The India-Tanzania Centre of Excellence (CoE)was recently inaugurated in Tanzania recently. It has been implemented by city-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The CoE will offer diploma and certificate courses targeted towards students from varied backgrounds who aspire to make a successful career in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry
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
