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Nilekani says 600 million citizens to get UID in next 4-5-years | Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chief Nandan Nilekani said on Wednesday that at least 60 crore people would get their identity cards in next five years.
"We expect to give Unique Identification Numbers (UIDs) to at least 600 million
citizens in the next 4-5-years. It is a challenging job and we are managing multiple
risks," said Nilekani. The Union Government has set up the UIDAI to undertake
the UID project. Nilekani said the initiative would help in providing transparent,
effective and transformational governance. Speaking at a FICCI-IBA Banking summit
here, Nilekani said the authority would issue the first UID in the next 12-18-months.
He Nilekani banks are a key partner in the project and they can be registrars
as well as users of the authentication service. Under the project, UIDAI will
be issuing numbers to each and every citizen of the country but not cards, he
said, adding that the issuance of the number will be demand-led. |
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