UID will create 3.5 lakh jobs : Deloitte

UID technology can be leveraged to transform country

PTI | May 24, 2010



The government's unique identity programme will have some major positive economical and social implications, with ample opportunity to leverage the technology far more ambitiously and intensively, according to global consultancy firm Deloitte.

"The UID programme will provide the opportunity to leverage technology far more ambitiously and intensively and build truly inclusive, transformational infrastructure. This will improve the overall productivity of our economy," Deloitte India Principal Economist Shanto Ghosh said.

According to Deloitte, the UID opens up a vast array of new possibilities for our technological future and offers a foundation on which a host of applications can be built.

Elaborating it with an example, Ghosh says the UID number of each resident can be linked to a bank account through which the government can provide direct services, such as health and education, through digital vouchers and cash benefits.

The Unique Identification Authority of India, headed by Nandan Nilekani, will issue the first set of 12-digit unique identification numbers between August, 2010, and February, 2011.

Thereafter, 600 million UID numbers will be issued in the next five years. Apart from providing identity, the UID will enable better delivery of services and effective governance.

The UID project is primarily aimed at ensuring inclusive growth.

Citing various media reports, Ghosh said the UID programme will create 350,000 new jobs and USD 20 billion of economic output over the next five years.

On the importance of UID on the social front, Ghosh said a large section of funds earmarked for social sector projects "leak" out in the form of corruption and benefits trickling to the wrong population group. "The UID programme will plug that gap."

The PDS system is considered largely ineffective because there are no checks and balances to evaluate the functioning of the programmes. This will be vastly improved under the UID, he added.




 

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