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: 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: 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: With a mammoth exercise on to issue an Aadhar number to each of India's 1.2 billion citizens and interested residents, IANS tracks the process involved for getting what will become a unique identity for people in India to access all public or private services. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) - under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani - is the nodal agency, which had appointed registrars across...
02:46 PM, May 09, 2011
The unique identity (UID) numbers being issued with much fanfare have no legal sanctity. This may surprise many who casually know about the UID scheme and believe it represents a progressive and transparent new India. The problem is, the Bill which proposes setting up an Authority mandated to issue such numbers was introduced in Parliament only in December 2010. This is yet to even face the routine Standing Committee scrutiny....
05:34 PM, Jan 13, 2011
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), headed by Nandan Nilekani, is the UPA government's most ambitious project, where one billion Indians are branded with a unique identity number. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh handed over the first of the Aadhaar cards at Tembhli village in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. This mammoth project aims to provide Indian residents with a unique 12-digit identification number that will serve multiple purposes....
10:04 AM, Oct 05, 2010
Subroto Bagchi in conversation with Nandan Nilekani. ...
11:56 AM, Mar 06, 2010
Legal experts fear protection of private data once UIDs are rolled out. ...
12:41 PM, Feb 28, 2010
Says UID would help millions avail services they are entitled to. ...
11:50 AM, Feb 14, 2010
State governments, banks pulled in to help 'massively complex project'. ...
09:48 PM, Dec 16, 2009
UID scheme proposes to weed out duplicate identities in the system. ...
01:28 PM, Oct 18, 2009
Project will help at banks, gas connection centers, rural job scheme. ...
08:53 PM, Sep 26, 2009
Oil cos' huge database to be useful in covering large part of population. ...
07:27 AM, Jul 15, 2009
Minister Nilekani takes charge of the Unique Identification Authority of India. ...
03:12 AM, Jul 10, 2009
Nilekani will take charge as Unique Identification Authority of India chief. ...
01:28 PM, Jul 09, 2009
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