Friday, June 26, 2009

Infosys Co-Chairman Nandan Nilekani appointed head of Unique national ID card project

Indian Government appointed Infosys co-chairman Nandan Nilekani as the chairperson of Unique Identification Authority, formed to issue IDs to every citizen in the country. The move to set up the UID Authority of India (UIDAI), under the aegis of the Planning Commission, is aimed at providing a unique identity to the targeted population of the flagship schemes to ensure that the benefits reach them, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters here after the Cabinet meeting. As Chairman of the body, Nilekani will have Cabinet minister rank and status, she said.
"The Authority shall have the responsibilities to lay down plans and policies to implement the Unique Identification Scheme (UID), shall own and operate the Unique Identification number database and be responsible for its updation and maintenance on an ongoing basis," she said.
The unique identification number would ensure that any lacuna in these schemes is removed so that the benefits do not reach those they are not meant for. The Government had earmarked Rs 100 crore in the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on February 16 to kickstart its ambitious Unique Identification Project.
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  1. what amount is to be paid for Nilekani for this project?
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  2. It is not about Pay, he will get power same as Cabinet Minister
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  3. Its honourable to us that Mr. Nilekeni has appointed as Chairperson for this crucial and responsible project.I'm confident about his capability and wish Mr. Nandan Nilekeni for successful to this project.

    CS Pramodkumar R. Ladda Pune 9922735476
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  4. No one can doubt Mr. Nilekeni's capabilities as great leader/ administrator / organisor / achiever. He is a proud server of the nation and I think, money was not at all any motivation for the gentleman to get into such a mega project.
    I am only apprehansive if the politics in India could affect his efficiancy in handling the project.
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  5. Hello All!!,
    My Greetings to you all. First of all, my sincere regards to me Mr Nandan Nilekani for having achieved this coveted role. A Long Awaited dream, by all, has finally started to bloom. Is there anybody out there to help me in getting touch with him?

    Secondly,
    I Guess its time that all the politicians wake up and start heeding to needs of every citizen of our country. Mr Nilekani is paving the way for this. I Hope nothing comes in the way of this endevour.

    We are here to Support you Sir! and we need you support.

    Best Regards,
    Sathvik Kaushik
    email: sathwick.ravenholm@gmail.com
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  6. Do country like India needs such projects in current scenarion where we are struggling for our basic needs and infrasturcute ?

    Also
    We already have saw the results of Voter ID Cards campaign started by Mr. T.N. sheshan. And I think capabilities wise R. T.N. Sheshan was also equivalent to Mr. Nandan Nilekani...
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  7. Nilkeni's presence will certainly ensure desired output within stipulated time, provided he is given autonomy to work in corporate style and typical politics as well as bureaucracy is kept away from him.
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  8. Bascially this plan is encourging one, however India needs lot of areas are need to be updated rather concertaing on this as we are still struggle for food and basic necessicities and Medical and Infrastructre. Govt must think this also...
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  9. Hi All,
    Where do you think one can find details about what UID is all about? The outlined purpose of the project is quite commendable but no one seems to know to what extent this is going to make a difference.
    Any link would be helpful.
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  10. First of all I congratulate to Mr. Nandan Nilekani as he is appointed Indian Government chairperson of Unique Identification Authority. But its success depends on how it will be implemented. I am a very small person infront of Nandan Nilekani but I have that type of project 8 years before in my mind. I also planed to how to go for this project. How to implement in India. Implementation of any thing in India is a big problem. I have developed and implement many projects in govt. org. So I know how to implement and how motivate them. If he think or listen the idea I will be ready to tell. This project will also help to Indian govt. to implement e-governess. Any way it is very good step taken by Indian government. Email – sanjaykdixit2008@rediffmail.com / sanjaykdixit2001@yahoo.co.in
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  11. this project is mine sir.........
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  12. Dear Nandan - I am an Ex - IITian( chennai) - An Engineer -aged 56 - Want to be a part of your team as service to Nation - dedicated mind set - How should I contact you
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  13. Dear Nandan - I am an Ex - IITian( chennai) - An Engineer -aged 56 - Want to be a part of your team as service to Nation - dedicated mind set - How should I contact you ? radhakrishna44321@gmail.com
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  14. Dear NandanJi My name is Gurumurthy.Kenchi Presently I am working as District Manager for Comat technologies (P) Ltd handling Nemmadi Project . It is Project where we serve the rural people for caste and Income certificated ( Revenue Dept Services) and G2C services.I can be a Part of your team , Join your hand for your social service for the Nation
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  15. I want to be part of your team. I will be thankfull if u will give me a chance to me. My email: vks_del@rediffmail.com
    Thanking you.
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  16. How this work i dont know.......But it need lot of money to maintain......If minister take there responsibility then automatically we can remove poverty and server to poor(needy).......this is only the way you can take out money from middle class people(tax or other means).......in our country lot of black money .......please implement something......so that that money will come out.
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  17. No one work for free.......dont know how much common man money involved.
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  18. All are mixed together to destroy India revenue
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  19. Manjushri H. puneAug 8, 2009 05:47 AM
    I would like to congratulate Mr. Nandan Nilekani as he become the Chairperson of a very challenging and unique project in the world.
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  20. hello sir
    i am kamal kumar saxena "Indian"
    web developer in .net pltfrom
    I will be thankfull if u will give me a chance to me. My email: kamalkamal296@rediffmail.com
    Thanking you.
    contact no +91-9981777439
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  21. i am Martin Andrews. I have some idea about that project. I like to share with Mr. Nandan Nilekani.

    How is this possible.

    My mailid - andrewstster@gmail.com
    my contact NO-9894341624
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  22. The point about Indians struggling with basic necessity shortages is a valid one as raised here...

    BUT think about the ways in which ID's can help out in solving these crises..

    All the subsidies currently offered by Indian government rarely reach the people they are intended for; using the ID system can help in a way by allowing the government to issue funds to the poor people directly on their ID's so that they can use the money for whatever their most pressing need maybe instead of offering subsidies. This system can thus aid in cutting out the middlemen and actually empower the poor of the country to participate more competently in free market.
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  23. As for the medical needs a system similar to one used in Canada could be employed where every resident is issued a medical card and doctors are paid by the government based on the number of patients they cure.

    This system could again empower poor by opening up doors to attain quality medical care without having to worry about financial restrictions and force doctors to provide quality care to make a living.

    To attain the free market economy that India currently strives for, empowering its citizens is the most crucial aspect. I personally believe ID's can be extremely useful in this respect as compared to the subsidies most of which fail due to poor execution and accountability.
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  24. Respected Nandan,

    I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you for being appointed as the chairperson of Unique Identification Authority of India. I am based out of Hyderabad and currently working in Oracle Coporation on Database technologies. I along with my 2 friends have good experience in Database technology and individually possess around 10 years of experience in RDBMS technologies viz: Oracle. We have experience in Government Projects initiated by Government of Andhra Pradesh. One of my friend is the key contributor for the Road Transport Authority Project and the Eseva Project of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. We are interested to be part of your team in Andhra Pradesh Regional Office. Contact Details: +91 9849741621

    Regards
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  25. I am mj jagadheesan retd bank officer wants t serve in this project my email id is nangai.jagan29@gmail .com
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  26. Hi,
    Myself Amit Malik with several years of expsoure in BPO/KPO's including designing solutions for various processes like Reconciliations. Have managed complex reconciliation process including automating them.
    Would like to work on this project.
    Thx
    amalik1234@yahoo.com
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  27. Hi Nandan, I have worked on customer data integrity and data completeness projects..i have 13 years of experience in Banking Industry. I am working as Vice President, I would like to be part of you team

    L P S Sathri
    Mumbai
    Cell:9821034707
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  28. hi this ganesh

    sub- voter id issue

    i have applying for voter id from last 3 times in kanakapura ,ramanagara dist first it was (banglore dist). but my has not come in list.i already discussed the issue with higher officers but it is no use. can u tell us!! what to do next?
    for our rights we need to fight.....i not no what u trying to implement ...first get us normal id after that we vl think of unique id. if ur people can replay for this mail i vl be very happy(i vl think i got my id)
    thank u.
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  29. Hi, Nandan i am a IT Engineer from bbay Specalizing in Firewalls, Networks, and Mailing systems, I would like you to make the project fool Proof not a another PAN card NO. Which can be manipulated, Now you have OUR money 2000 cr(tax paid by Engineers like me)To make every1 accountable, Now who will Bell wild cats from Parliment?
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  30. Respected Sir.

    I hope my message get deliver to you.

    I have attended your presenation on UID, It was a very well prepared presentation. Thanks to you for offering us a chance to go through your presentation.

    While I do not fully accept all your points, there cannot be any doubt a singularly identifying number along with associated data would help in maintaining comprehensive health and other related particulars of a person.

    But then, we as citizens of this country, already have too many id cards; starting from the all powerful ration card, pan card, voter id card, driving license and so many others. The UID or the UID card, if a new card really comes in will be one more of this many. What does it add in value more than what is already existing in one or many of these? Why should there be an exercise of registration once more? In what way you can stop the duplicates in this card? Do you think fingerprint is foolproof for duplication?

    Let us start with fingerprint. I have been working with personal identification systems for almost 7 years. I have introduced almost every kind of id in industries including ATM like machines. My software work with some of the banks in this country as well.

    zoheb
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  31. Fingerprints are not really comfortable to use. In the first place, most of the laborers do not have a proper fingerprint! People who work in the textile mills, people who work in foundries and many many other laborers do not have one. You will fail if you try to register their fingerprints. I have tried and failed. We have actually tried multiple fingers, palm prints. May be retina imagery might be fool proof. But can India afford that cost?

    The immediate corollary of this statement is that there can be duplicates of UID for the same person. The UID is no more UID after that. One person can have more than one UID!

    The brief for the UIDAI is not to issue cards. But only the numbers. Where and how these numbers will be used and what is the relationship to the PAN number? or are we supposed to have one more PAN card with the UID number or will the PAN number exist independently? The same questions are valid for every one of the other id cards that exist now; for passport, for ration card, for voter id and others as well. And there are tax ids like service tax numbers which are in turn dependent on pan numbers?

    Now, will UID help in any of the below operations?
    The rigged state elections, Without a really unique number the entire exercise will be a farce. How can there be uniqueness if the methodology taken is fingerprinting? If some one says it will be unique, it will be a joke. People who worked on it in real id projects will know it is not.

    Widespread embezzlement that affects subsidies and poverty alleviation programs. I really do not know how an unique id will help in this. Because most of the embezzlement is in wrong delivery and UID is not maintaining UIDs with unique addresses or community (you may read it as caste) mapping. That is a far fetched exercise and is not in the immediate scope of the Authority.

    Illegal immigration into India. Joke! Instead of picking up a ration card, the illegal immigrant will pick up a new UID. That is the only difference. The problem is in creating UIDs of all existing citizens completely. Only if this can be achieved, this objective will be realized. But that is not in the list of objectives. Taking UID is not a must even for the citizens of this country!

    Terrorist threats. Will continue to exist. Only difference will be, you might find the terrorist also has an UID of India along with a Pakistani passport! And Pakistan will have one more excuse to say that he is not a Pakistani!

    Sorry, Sir, none of the objectives mentioned will be met by the UID.

    zoheb
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  32. True, there should be a unique number required to identify people in this country. But then, will UID be any different from the others that already exist. And in what way, will it add value? Absolutely none.

    The ideal solution will be to take up one of the existing numbers and remove the lacunae in them one by one; making them more suitable for our Indian conditions. DO NOT copy a western method. It will not work here. Design something that is needed for the country.

    My suggestion will be the PAN number. Most possibly, no terrorist will be a tax payer! Even if there is one, we still could pickup the PAN number as a unique number. Of course, it is not unique. There are duplicates across the country. Try and eliminate that. Find out the reasons behind the duplication and remove them.

    Then, with the newly armed duplicate free PAN database or minimum duplicate PAN database, go for covering the rest of the country whether they pay tax or not.

    Expand the pan number laterally and vertically, covering all adults and then all ages. Start registering at birth too! Your PAN number might become a PIN number too.

    Bring the whole thing on electronic media and make change of address and other services over the net. Remove birth certificates being issued by local authorities and place it on the net. This should include community and death and all other personal certificates. The person or authority perusing the certificates have to cross check the same with the server before accepting the validity of the certificates.

    If it is not done this way eliminating duplicates and making use of the existing number for the purpose, it will be a wasteful effort and a repeat of what happens with the ration card or voter id card.

    Thank you for the patient reading and the opportunity you gave to express my thoughts. If anyone would like to mail me any comments or suggestion, they can mail me at zoheb321@gmail.com.

    Regards
    Zoheb
    Project Manager
    Reputed IT FIRM
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  33. hello sir,
    i am final year B.TECH student.so we have project in the final year.we are taking inspiration from u. our project group member doing project on "UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION WITH ONLINE VOTING/POLLING".we have completed stage 1 of project.
    we r taking differnt forms like personaldetails, tax, bank, passport,insurance,RTO etc.
    After taking all the details from user finally it generate system define unique id & user defined password.& we r taking biometrics such as eyerish recognition for unique identification.
    so further clarification & project more attractive contact us on, ,
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  34. DEAR NANDANJI , I AM INTERESTED IN SHARING SOME IMPORTANT CONFIDENTAL ADVICE WITH YOU. PLEASE PROVIDE ME YOUR EMAIL ID IF POSSIBLE ON MY ID: hemantdumasya@indiatimes.com
    REGARD'S.
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  35. I am a retired deputy director general(april 2009) from NIC Delhi and specialization in ANALYTIC AND BUSINESS iNTELLIGENC and keen to work for project Aadhaar.
    ravi kant gupta
    rkg@nic.in and ravi.rkg@gmail.com
    mobile: 9810278427
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  36. let me have nandan nilkhani's email id

    mec@vsnl.com

    dr mahendra
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  37. HELLO SIR, I AM JITENDRA SINGH FROM JAIPUR. I NEED NATIONAL IDENTITY NUMBER FORM .HOW & WHERE CAN I GET THIS FORM ,PLEASE REPLY ME MY EMAIL ID- JITU.RATHORE15@YAHOO.COM,&CONTACT NO.+919672342756
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  38. Hello sir, I have a question for you
    I like to know how you are going to sort the problems with the people living in the streets, Sir. Is that they are going to have the card? And what they do with that?
    We know that they are also Indians, even though they don't have any identification proof to show, i hope they have every rights, which we have in India. But they never know that. Just do something to get them their right to live safe and secure..... I have an idea, and I am ready to help from my nearby location. Likewise, if we get volunteers from every location in India, we can make it. And if you have any other options, please, I would like to know that.
    About me:
    I am Anbu Mahesh, Independent film maker, have my own Camera, Right now living in Chennai, planning for an international movie. So I traveled in India for more than 2 years, with my friends from all around the world, especially Americans and Germans. We were doing volunteering works in few places, Organic forms and teaching English to the refugees and so on. We met so many people Rich and poor, living in the streets and living in bungalows. I can see the people in the streets everywhere in India. I could see Government taking many steps to help the poor, but still no improvement in their life. I tried to go and talk to them, done few times in north India, because of not speaking Hindi, I couldn’t make it well. But I can see they are struggling for life. In my view compare to south India, north India has big poor population. Is it true? It doesn’t mean south doesn’t have poor. If you want me to do anything I am ready. I can spend my spare time for this. As a fellow human I like to help some people. Hope you understand me, Sir, thanks, congrats and please make some good changes.
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  39. UID is the first step to link all programmes related with Indias deteriorating social infrastructure.This will help in monitoring the physical infrastructure and improving the natural
    assets in hands of human resource oh the country.
    Let us support Dr NN as Delhi supported Metro Chief. Arun Varma
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  40. Dear Mr. Nandan Nilekani,
    The project you have taken up is a simulation of my thinking of combating terrorism without using bullets or bloodshed.
    The concept and the strategy for immediate implementation of the same mentally created by me can be understood if I am given an opportunity to expess the same in an open intellectual forum.
    If you are interested, please contact me at the earliest.
    Name : SUSHRUT KUMAR GHOSH
    e-MAIL : sushrutghosh55@rediffmail.com
    Mobile : 9868770846.
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  41. Most Honorable and respected
    NANDAN NILEKANI SIR,

    It is request from huge amount of student,they are really interested to contribute own effort in this project.such a person like me .sir please allow them.honestly speaking we want do something for our country.please consider.

    SANDIPA roy
    M.TECH (final yr.student in CSE)
    E-Mail ID: tultuli09@yahoo.com
    mobile no: 9641821389
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