[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The former complex technology is fast becoming the most used for identity management; the main reason for this new trend is its promised accuracy
Jean Paul Jainsky is a French national with over 30 years
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.
The Delhi government is gearing up to complete the exercise of giving out the “Aadhar” numbers by October this year, with poor families set to get their Unique Identification Numbers ( UID) first.
The Karnataka government has now extended the Unique Identification (UID) number project Aadhaar to the remaining 28 districts of the state following its successful implementation in Tumkur and Mysore districts
[This article was published in the September 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
PDS must be ridded of its weeds to reach its most rightful recipient
Bank ATMs can serve as self-serviced common service centres too. ATMs are a highly underutilised infrastructure in India. The country […]
An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) headed by the External Affairs Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherji has approved the establishment of a Unique Identity Authority for all residents of the country. The UID Authority will be set up under the Planning Commission.
To further e-governance, the central government has decided that a single agency to implement a modified scheme on National Land Records Modernisation Programme and handle the digitisation of land records, according to the second Administrative Reforms Commission
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.
