New Delhi: The government on Thursday approved Rs 3,436.16 crore for Phase IV of the UID (Aadhaar card) scheme, which will commence immediately.
The decision to approve Phase IV of the UID project at the cost of Rs 3,436.16 crore was taken in New Delhi at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India (CC-UIDAI), an official statement said.
The Phase IV expenditure comprises Rs 1,600 crore towards cost of enrolments for additional 40 crore residents; Rs 490 crore towards cost of updation services; Rs 1,049 crore towards cost of printing and dispatch of Aadhaar letters; Rs 247.16 crore towards additional cost for construction of buildings for headquarters, data centres and non-data centres of UIDAI.
According to the statement, Phase IV of the UID project will commence immediately. Since the launch of the project on September 29, 2010, UID numbers have been issued to more than 31 crore residents....
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