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 UIDAI (Aadhaar UIDAI new logo) | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India (Union Government) |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Agency executives |
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| Website | uidai.gov.in |
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), is an attached office of the Planning Commission of India to issue Unique Identification Number "Aadhar" to citizens of India who desire to have it. It has no legal or statutory authority at the present time.
Budget, cost and benefits
About Rs. 35 billion (Rs.3,500 crore) has been spent totally on Aadhaar program from beginning (January-2009) till September-2013 with enrollment of 500 million (50 crore) persons. It includes operating costs as well as capital expenditure (infrastructure of land, building, machinery) Government informed the Parliament in August-2013 that the total sanctioned cost of UIDAI (including cost of permanent infrastructure like land, buildings, computers, software etc.) is Rs.123 billion (Rs. 12, 398 crore) for assigning 1.25 billion Aadhaar numbers. Thus at the end the unit cost will be about Rs.100 per Aadhaar.
Impedance
Pending bill
The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister of India has cleared the UIDAI Bill-2010 on 08-Oct-2013. It is expected to be tabled in Parliament during winter session.
The Supreme Court of India passed an Interim Order on 23-Sep-2013 that no public services such as LPG be denied to public due to lack of Aadhaar.
Privacy concerns
Aadhaar registration collects biometric data and bare minimum information (proof of identity, age, and residence) through enrollment form. Peruse the Enrollment-Form with data fields on page-1 and instructions on page-2. No profiling information is collected, like religion, caste, income, property-holding, education etc.
Enrollment
People of some states, such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are not aware that NPR (under the Ministry of Home Affairs) is responsible for Aadhaar enrollment in those areas.
Aadhaar letter delivery problems
The public is generally not aware of E-Aadhaar download (self-service to download pdf copy). Aadhaar letter is not delivered by India Post after 3 months, it takes 6 to 9 months after enrollment. Intimation of the assigned Aadhaar is not given to applicants by SMS or email so that people can download their e-Aadhaar letter, without waiting for 6 to 9 months for postal delivery.
See also
References
- "Punch in recipient's Aadhaar number to transfer funds". Economic Times. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- "One out of two Indians to have Aadhaar by mid-2014: Nandan Nilekani". Economic Times. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- http://uidai.gov.in/images/web_exp_sep2013.pdf
- "Unique Identification project expenditure at Rs 3,062 crore as of July end". Economic Times. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- Mahendra Singh (2013-10-09). "Cabinet okays bill giving legal backing to UIDAI". Times Of India. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- "Cabinet approves bill to give UIDAI statutory status". The Economic Times. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- "Forbes India Magazine - How Nandan Nilekani Took Aadhaar Past The Tipping Point". Forbes India. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-02-25/news/28634033_1_privacy-fears-uidai-chairman-nandan-nilekani-aadhar
- "States & Aadhaar - All you want to know about UID & NPR". The Economic Times. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- "NPR Activities". National Population Register. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- "UID not delivered? Take a print of your e-Aadhaar". Times Of India. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- Sravanthi C (2013-10-24). "People-watching at an Aadhaar camp". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
