The Direct Benefit Transfer initiative of the government came in for discussion and scrutiny in Sonia Gandhi led National Advisory Council on the February 26. Mr Nandan Nilekani, Chairperson of UIDAI, sought to assure members that Aadhaar will not become a tool for exclusion. ...
11:50 AM, Mar 01, 2013
The Direct Benefit Transfer initiative of the government came in for discussion and scrutiny in Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council on February 26. Nandan Nilekani, Chairperson of UIDAI, sought to assure members that Aadhar will not become a tool for exclusion. ...
08:49 PM, Feb 28, 2013
It's the second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday. Film personalities Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi and Sharmila Tagore and UIDAI Chairperson Nandan Nilekani will be among the key personalities attending the festival on Friday. ...
11:26 AM, Jan 25, 2013
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which is executing the 'Aadhaar' scheme pan-India, on Friday launched a new facility to enable people update their demographic profile by post or by way of an online application. ...
04:27 PM, Nov 30, 2012
The Unique Identification project has enrolled 270 million people in last three years and the data collected through it can be used to provide various benefits like direct cash transfer to cardholders, UID project chief Nandan Nilekani said on Monday. ...
07:20 PM, Nov 26, 2012
New Delhi: UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani on Thursday said a strategy to tackle corruption at all levels can be effectively and systematically done by use of information technology. "Systemic changes by re-engineering process that interface with the common man through the use of innovative technology solutions will go a long way in addressing the issue of corruption," he said while delivering the 19th Lovraj Kumar Memorial Lecture in New Delhi....
09:48 PM, Nov 01, 2012
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani, in an indirect attack at India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, has said laws like the Lokpal Bill cannot help in solving the problem of corruption in India. Speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Nilekani said, "I think it is not just laws, you need something by which land titling is improved, you need something by which land registration...
08:57 AM, Oct 23, 2012
UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani says Aadhaar numbers are far more effective at fighting corruption than laws and agitations. ...
11:56 PM, Oct 22, 2012
Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Agarwal on Monday said that the partial lockout of the crisis-hit airlines had been extended till October 25 from the earlier date of October 23. The airline company on Monday held a closed-door meet with its employees' union in Mumbai and offered to pay three months' salary before Diwali. The employees, however, have rejected the offer, saying they wanted four months' salary in a day or ...
10:05 PM, Oct 22, 2012
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani has hit out at Arvind Kejriwal and India Against Corruption (IAC) saying that the Aadhar card and Aadhar enabled service delivery is a far more effective way to fight corruption than OB van campaigns, laws and inspectors. Speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Nilekani said, I m as much for fighting corruption as the next guy. But,...
03:22 PM, Oct 22, 2012
Jaipur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia gandhi are in Jaipur on Saturday to launch the integration of various government-run flagship programmes with the Aadhar card system. After integration, user can access government schemes like the MNREGA, Pensions scheme and the Chief Minister's scholarship programme using the Aadhar card. Union Finance Miniter P Chidambaram and the chairman of the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) Nandan Nilekani will...
08:54 AM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: The P Chidambaram-Nandan Nilekani standoff has worsened as the Home Minister on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister claiming that the UIDAI has brought the National Population Register (NPR) to a standstill. "National Population Register project has come to standstill because of UIDAI," wrote Chidambaram. The Home Minister also said that the collection of photographs and biometrics has been facing hurdles at every step on account approach of the...
01:58 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of the Union Budget, the state Finance Ministers will meet in New Delhi on March 3 and suggest steps for increasing the ambit of the service tax net with a view to garnering more resources. The state Finance Ministers have decided on the negative list and are expected to sort out issues concerning definition of services so that more economic activities could be brought under the tax...
04:36 PM, Feb 20, 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
The Aadhar debate has been settled for now. With an consensus emerging on the biometric data, there seems to be an agreement with the establishment ...
12:13 PM, Jan 31, 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: 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
