Hopeful of meeting 600-mn UID target by 2014: Nilekani

Enrollments to reach two-million soon

PTI | February 10, 2011



The Government is hopeful of meeting its target of rolling out 600-million Unique Identity Cards by 2014,Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDIA) Chairman Nandan Nilekani said today.

"We will meet the target of rolling out 600-million UIDs by 2014," Nilekani said at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2011 here.

The pace of enrolment for unique identification numbers is gathering momentum, Nilekani said, adding, in the next few days enrolment processing would reach the two-million mark.

"In the next few days, we will be processing two-million enrolments," Nilekani said.

A 12-digit exclusive number, 'Aadhaar', is being issued by the Authority to act as a unique identification for residents, linking to their demographic and biometric information.

The Government is working out a plan to make UID compulsory for availing benefits under the rural job guarantee scheme.

Besides, the exclusive number would also be used for subscribing to a mobile connection.

The UID has the potential to meet Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements in sectors such as telecom and banking, he said.

The Union Ministry of Finance has recently recognised the 'Aadhaar' numbers as sufficient proof of identity and proof of address for individuals to get a bank account.

 

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