In what will curtail frauds related to the identity of a person and enhance national security, the government is working on a plan to issue unique identification number to every Indian citizen by 2011. The project is to be implemented by the National Authority for Unique Identity, which will be a part of Planning Commission.
Recently at a launch of Global Credit Card by Punjan National Bank (PNB) , the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that “By 2011, we should be able to develop a system through which anyone wanting a unique identity number could get it. This will help authorities in easily identifying the citizens of the country,”
The project related to assigning of a unique identification number to every citizen of the country got a start with the government notifying setting up of a national authority for the purpose.The project will ensure a permanent ID card. The special card will carry a unique number, photograph and biometric data of every citizen of the country. It will also have details regarding from birth till death. It would also cover children. The authority would work in close cooperation with the home ministry, which would provide the population data via Registrar General of the Census concurrent to 2011 census. The similar model would be followed at state level.
The proposal to set up the authority was approved by the empowered group of ministers, headed by the external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, in November 2008. For long, national identity cards have been advocated to enhance national security, prevent potential terrorist attacks and stop illegal immigration.
The initiative is mainly targeted at cutting down identity-related frauds and addressing security issues, among others aims.The National Authority for Unique Identify (UID), an entity being set up under the Planning Commission of India, will provide the identification number. It will work in cooperation with the similar bodies being set up at the state level, authoritative sources told the news agency.At the outset, the UID number will be assigned to all voters by building on current electoral roll data. Progressively, other persons, including those less than 18 years of age, will be added to the list.Photographs and biometric data would be added to make the identification fool-proof, sources said, adding easy registration and information change procedures are also being envisaged for the benefit of the people. The prototype Click the link below the know more about the history of assigning Identification numbers to the Citizen by the respective Government.
An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) headed by the then External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherji, had approved the establishment of a Unique Identity Authority for all residents of the country in November 2008. The UID Authority would be under the Planning Commission. The Home Minister and ministers for IT and Communications, Law and Panchayati Raj were members of the EGOM while the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, was a standing invitee. The proposed systems envisages collaboration among several government agencies backed by intensive use of information technology.Sri Nandan Nilekani , the co-chairman of Infosys, has been appointed as the chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India.The authority will be responsible for maintaining the core database and laying down the procedure of issuance of smart cards, carrying the unique identification number (UID). It would also specify the usage of the card. Initially, the UID number will be assigned to all voters by building on current electoral roll data.
Once the project is rolled out, each Indian citizen will have one unique identification number that will identify him/her. This will not just help the government track down individuals as is highlighted by the media, but will make life far easier for citizens as they will not have to submit so many documents each time they want to avail a new service — private or government. This will be the equivalent of the social security number in the US. Interestingly, many of the ideas like pension and social security would also be easier to roll out. If used properly, this will also channelize the government subsidies to the right recipients. Click on the link below to have a glimpse of a model of UIN released by PBI.
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Companies who will probably bid if when Govt brings out the tender for $2 Bn Unique IP project. The IT Industry Analyst feel that all the major domestic IT players like TCS, Wipro, Mahindra Satyam and Infosys are likely to bid for this ambitious project
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