New Delhi: The high profile Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is in the news once again and for all the wrong reasons. An IRS officer working for the project has moved court against a colleague, an IAS officer at the authority's Hyderabad office, over alleged sexual harassment. She was forced to approach court after the UIDAI didn't act against the officer despite orders from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)....
07:17 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Mumbai: The Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) has begun two-pilot projects that would allow public sector oil marketers to make LPG transfers as well as getting mobile connectivity easier and transparent for consumers, its chairman Nandan Nilekani said on Thursday. "We are running a pilot programme in Mysore using the Aadhar platform for giving LPG connections. One could get an LPG connection through the use of an Aadhar number. Similarly, in...
07:39 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Nandan Nilekani said there the data collected by UIDAI is secure as this system only gives one number per person. ...
08:31 AM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: A compromise was reached on Thursday on the Unique Identification Number (UID) project by Home Ministry and the Planning Commission, Home Minister P Chidambaram said. The Home Minister said that there will be no duplication of work between the UIDAI and the National Population Register (NPR). The NPR is collected by the Home Minister. The collection of biometric data for the UIDs had also sparked a row, with...
06:15 PM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee is meeting on Friday to discuss the Unique ID project row. Sources have indicated that a compromise has been reached. Both the Nandan Nilekani-led Unique ID Authority of India and the Registrar General of India will be carrying out parallel exercises to collect biometric data, they say. While the UIDAI will do it in 13 states, the Registrar General of India will collect data in...
09:22 AM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee is likely to meet on Friday to take the final decision on the proposal to give statutory powers to Nandan Nilekani-led UIDAI to issue national identity cards to the entire population instead of the mandated 200 million. The collection of biometric data for the UIDs has also sparked a row - with both the Home Ministry and the UIDAI authorised to collect data. However, Planning...
06:10 AM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday held consultations with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P Chidambaram on the UIDAI issue. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that the Cabinet Committee will meet on Friday on the issue. The Planning Commission, which is backing UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani, and the Home Ministry have been staking claim to carry out the multi-crore project, the matter has...
01:22 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Cabinet is likely to take a final decision on Wednesday on whether or not to give statutory powers to the Nandan Nilekani led Unique Identification Authority's proposal. It seeks to expand the UID project in order to issue national identity cards to the entire population as opposed to the mandated 200 million people. The government has to take a decision soon because it the UIDAI is likely...
06:07 AM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: The government is likely to take the final decision on Wednesday on the proposal to give statutory powers to Nandan Nilekani-led UIDAI to issue national identity cards to the entire population instead of the mandated 200 million. "A Cabinet Committee will take a view on the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) proposal for expanding its mandate to enroll the entire population," a source said. The Planning Commission...
08:41 PM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: Dispelling fears that the biometric technology being employed for the Aadhaar project is flawed, the UIDAI on Monday asserted that its system is reliable and can achieve the task of providing unique ID cards to the entire population of the country. "Based on the analysis, the UIDAI confirms that the enrollment system has proven to be reliable, accurate and scalable to meet the nation's need of providing unique...
08:37 PM, Jan 23, 2012
New Delhi: The row between Nandan Nilekani and Home Minister P Chidambaram over the Unique ID project has intensified. With both the Planning Commission, which is backing Nilekani, and the Home Ministry staking claim to carry out the multi-crore project, the matter has now reached the PMO. At stake is several thousand crores of the tax payers money. Who should enrol citizens for an identity card? Both the Planning Commission...
09:15 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Planning Commission on Saturday said the Nandan Nilekani-led UIDAI project is better than the one being advocated by the Home Ministry for capturing data regarding residents and improving the delivery of the government schemes. "We have suggested that what Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is doing is actually better (than the proposal of issuing smart cards)," Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia told on the...
05:42 PM, Jan 07, 2012
New Delhi: At the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance discussing the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Bill, there was a scuffle between Congress Spokesperson Rashid Alvi and BJP leader SS Ahluwalia as Alvi accused Ahluwalia of having leaked the draft to the media. For proof, Alvi reportedly said he got a phone call from a journalist who mistakenly assumed he was speaking to Ahluwalia. "He (Alvi) said I had...
11:52 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: A scuffle ensued between Congress leader Rashid Alvi and BJP leader SS Ahluwalia on Thursday after the two leaders disagreed on inclusion of residents as against citizens for eligibility for acquiring Unique Identification (UID) number. Amidst the spat between the two leaders over the draft Bill, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday rejected the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Bill after Alvi gave a dissent note....
05:58 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday rejected the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Bill after Congress leader Rashid Alvi gave a dissent note, even as there was a spat between Alvi and SS Ahluwalia of BJP over the draft Bill. The two leaders disagreed on inclusion of residents as against citizens for eligibility for acquiring UID number. Alvi also accused Ahluwalia of having leaked a paper...
05:32 PM, Dec 08, 2011
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