28.1.09

National body for unique IDs set up

As part of the gigantic exercise to provide unique identity (UID) numbers to the citizens, the Centre has notified the setting up of the National Authority for Unique Identity (NAUID) and asked nine states and four Union Territories (UTs) to provide details of coastal villages by February 1 so that the task to create a database for issuing the cards to villagers can begin. UIDs — an integral part of the ongoing Multi-Purpose National Identity Card (MNIC) scheme — will be issued to citizens living in coastal villages of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal by 2010. The UTs, which will be covered under the first phase, are: Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. “The decision to issue UIDs to residents of coastal villages has been taken in the wake of the 26/11 terror attack which exposed their vulnerability. The scheme is likely to cover the entire country by 2012,” said an official. The identification number will be provided by NAUID, an entity under the Planning Commission. It will work in coordination with the office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) which has been working on the National Population Register. The identity cards proposed to be issued will be micro processor chip based cards which will information of each individual, his/her finger biometrics as well as photograph. A unique “National Identity Number” will be assigned to each individual including those below 18 years of age. This number will become a “link number” with any other application of the state government.

1 comment:

Nirav said...

Why not issue this number/Card with birth certificate if it is also given to people below 18 years