AADHAAR

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AADHAAR is a 12 digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India[1] to all residents of India on a voluntary basis.[2] The number can be used to get social benefits from both the Central and State Governments called Direct Benefit Transfer.

Contents
1 History 2 Pre-Launch 3 Purpose and Use 4 Technology 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

History
UIDAI launched AADHAAR program in the tribal village, Tembhli, in Shahada,[3][4] Nandurbar, Maharashtra on 29 September 2010. The program was inaugurated by Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh along with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.[5] The first resident to receive an AADHAAR was Ranjana Sonawane of Tembhli village.[6]

Pre-Launch
A core development team was composed largely of non-resident Indians returning to India solely for this project. The Wall Street Journal called this Nilekani's Dream Team.[7] The core team included Srikanth Nadhamuni, Pramod Varma, Wyly Wade, Salil Prabhakar, amongst many other people from both the public and private sectors. Most of the tech gurus that designed the unique ID system were of Indian-origin, and volunteered to help the effort without pay. This initial team provided, the alpha versions of the software, the strategy and ran the proof of concepts in the field.

AADHAAR Card

Purpose and Use

collecting finger prints for Aadhar

The Aadhaar Card helps in to use as a identification for opening bank accounts or transacting for government services.

Technology
The number will be stored in a centralized database and linked to the basic demographics and biometric information photograph, ten fingerprints and iris of each individual. It is easily verifiable in an online, cost-effective way. It is unique and robust enough to eliminate the large number of duplicate and fake identities in government and private databases. The random number generated will be devoid of any classification based on caste, creed, religion and geography.[8]

See also
Aadhaar Payments Bridge System Aadhaar; How a Nation is Deceived

collecting images of iris

References
1. ^ http://uidai.gov.in/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=105 2. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/allot-aadhaar-numbers-bymarch-31-revenue-dept-told/article4445788.ece 3. ^ Tembhali Live: 'Our dreams will never be realised' - Rediff.com News Taking photos (http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/29/slide-show-1-tembhalisopen-letter-to-pm-sonia.htm) 4. ^ In time warp, Tembhali village leapfrogs to present - Mumbai - DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_in-time-warp-tembhali-village-leapfrogs-to-present_1444941) 5. ^ "Aadhar takes off: PM, Sonia launch UID in tribal village" (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aadhar-takesoff-pm-sonia-launch-uid-in-tribal-village/689953/). Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 6. ^ "Sonia is my ''Aadhaar'', says first UID recipient - NDTV Profit" (http://profit.ndtv.com/news/show/sonia-is-myaadhaar-says-first-uid-recipient-102664). Profit.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 7. ^ "Whos Who in Nilekanis UID Dream Team" (http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/09/29/whos-who-innilekanis-uid-dream-team/), The Wall Street Journal, 29 September 2010, retrieved 2010-09-29 8. ^ http://uidai.gov.in/what-is-aadhaar-number.html

External links
Official Website of UIDAI (http://uidai.gov.in/) Website of the independent analysis of the UID project (http://ThinkUID.org/) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AADHAAR&oldid=551850600" Categories: Government of India National identification numbers Civil registries Executive branch of the Indian government Government schemes in India Manmohan Singh administration This page was last modified on 29 April 2013 at 15:48. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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