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Cabinet approves funding of Phase II of UIDAI scheme | The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues (CC-UIDAI) on Thursday approved the commencement of Phase II of the scheme at an estimated cost of Rs 3023.01 crore. Of this, an amount of Rs.
477.11 crore would be towards recurring establishment expenditure and Rs. 2,545.90
crore would be towards non-recurring project related expenditure. The estimated
cost includes project components for issue of 10 crore UID numbers by March 2011
and recurring establishment costs for the entire project phase of five years ending
March 2014. The first set of 10 crore UID numbers are expected to be issued between
August 2010 and March 2011. Thereafter, 600 million UID numbers are expected to
be issued within the next three years. The UID project would provide unique numbers
to all residents of India. The UIDAI proposes to collect the demographic and biometric
attributes of residents through various agencies of the Central and the State
Governments and others who, in normal course of their activities, interact with
the residents. These entities are described as "Registrars" of the UIDAI. Examples
of such Registrars at the State level are the Departments of Rural Development
(for MNREGA) and Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs (for PDS). At the Central
level, these entities could be Banks, LIC and Oil Marketing Companies. As the
NPR exercise is also going on, the Registrar General of India will also be an
important Registrar for the purpose of collection of demographic and biometric
data for the project. The UID project, established last year, is primarily aimed
at ensuring inclusive growth by providing a form of identity to those who do not
have any identity. It seeks to provide UID numbers to the marginalised sections
of society and thus would strengthen equity. Apart from providing identity, the
UID will enable better delivery of services and effective governance. |
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