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| '''Unique Identification Authority of India''' is an ] |
The '''Unique Identification Authority of India''' (UIDAI) is an agency of the ] responsible for implementing the Unique Identification (UID) Scheme in ]. It was established in 2009, and will own and operate the Unique Identification Number database. The agency is headed by a chairman, who holds the rank and status of a ]. The UIDAI is part of the ].<ref name="statesman2009jey">{{Citation | title=India gets Info czar in Nilekani | newspaper=The Statesman | date=25 June 2009 | accessdate=2009-06-25 | url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=1&theme=&usrsess=1&id=258987 | quote=''... Nandan M Nilekani ... will be the chairman of the Unique Identification Database Authority of India under the aegis of the Planning Commission ... Mr Nilekani will have the rank and status of a Cabinet minister ...''}}</ref> ], former co-chairman of ], is the first, and current, Chairman of the authority.<ref>http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=49370</ref> | ||
| ==Scope and projected costs== | |||
| The previously envisioned ] Project has been integrated with UID Authority of India. | |||
| The previously envisioned ] Project has been integrated with UID Authority of India. Estimates of the cost to completely roll-out National IDs to all Indian residents above the age of 18 have been placed at {{INRConvert|150000|c}}.<ref name="toi2009ksk">{{Citation | title=Citizen IDs to cost Rs 1.5 lakh crore | newspaper=The Times of India | date=26 June 2009 | accessdate=2009-06-26 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Citizen-IDs-to-cost-Rs-15-lakh-crore/articleshow/4703794.cms | quote=''... It is estimated that this gigantic and complex exercise will involve an expenditure of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore ...''}}</ref> | |||
| ], former co-chairman of Infosys Technologies, has been appointed as Chairman of the authority.<ref>http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=49370</ref> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 06:32, 26 June 2009
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is an agency of the Government of India responsible for implementing the Unique Identification (UID) Scheme in India. It was established in 2009, and will own and operate the Unique Identification Number database. The agency is headed by a chairman, who holds the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister. The UIDAI is part of the Planning Commission of India. Nandan Nilekani, former co-chairman of Infosys Technologies, is the first, and current, Chairman of the authority.
Scope and projected costs
The previously envisioned Multipurpose National Identity Card Project has been integrated with UID Authority of India. Estimates of the cost to completely roll-out National IDs to all Indian residents above the age of 18 have been placed at ₹150,000 crore (US$18 billion).
References
- "India gets Info czar in Nilekani", The Statesman, 25 June 2009, retrieved 2009-06-25,
... Nandan M Nilekani ... will be the chairman of the Unique Identification Database Authority of India under the aegis of the Planning Commission ... Mr Nilekani will have the rank and status of a Cabinet minister ...
- http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=49370
- "Citizen IDs to cost Rs 1.5 lakh crore", The Times of India, 26 June 2009, retrieved 2009-06-26,
... It is estimated that this gigantic and complex exercise will involve an expenditure of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore ...
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