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  Nandan Nilekani to resign from UIDAI, to contest polls

  India | February 22, 2014 8:09 IST

  New Delhi:  Nandan Nilekani, chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India is going to resign next month to contest for Lok Sabha elections from Bangalore. "I will be there for a few more weeks. I

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  Three oil PSUs move SC for modification of Aadhaar order

  India | October 06, 2013 11:48 IST

  New Delhi: Three oil PSUs have moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its earlier order that Aadhaar card is not mandatory and no person should suffer for want of it in getting benefits of

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  Govt creating confusion on Aadhar card, says Yashwant

  Politics | September 26, 2013 20:36 IST

  New Delhi:  Accusing the government of creating confusion on Aadhar cards, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today questioned its “silence” on bringing a new law to give statutory status to Unique Identification Authority of India after

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  UIDAI aims to cover 60 crore citizens under 'Aadhaar'

  India | July 05, 2013 16:38 IST

  Hyderabad, Jul 5: Noting that Aadhaar was an “irreversible process”, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani today said they have targeted to enroll 60 crore people by 2014.  “As of now we

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  Direct cash transfer will not lead to misuse: Montek

  India | May 30, 2013 16:24 IST

  New Delhi, May 30: Enthused by encouraging findings of a UNICEF-SEWA joint study on direct cash transfer, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Thursday said its implementation in large scale will not lead

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  UIDAI unveils three Aadhar-enabled online identity authentication services

  India | May 24, 2013 14:20 IST

  New Delhi, May 24: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today unveiled three new Aadhaar-enabled services which would help residents to authenticate their identity anytime and anywhere through a digital platform.  Besides the authority also

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  Direct cash transfer to curb wastages, leakages: Manmohan

  India | April 21, 2013 17:20 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 21: Centre's ambitious direct cash transfer scheme will help in better targeting of subsidies and reducing delay in delivery of benefits besides curbing wastages and leakages, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in

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  PMO tells ministries to fast track cash transfers

  India | December 14, 2012 16:52 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 14:  Prime Minister's Office has asked ministries to take up implementation of direct cash transfer scheme on a “war footing” before the launch of the programme on January 1. It has also

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  UID data can be used beyond cash transfers: Nilekani

  India | December 08, 2012 9:39 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 8:  Application of the biometric database of unique identification number (UID) could be expanded beyond the proposed cash transfer scheme of the union government, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani

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  EC asks govt. to defer cash transfer scheme

  India | December 04, 2012 15:34 IST

  New Delhi,Dec 4: Voicing concern over announcement of direct cash transfer scheme during the operation of Model Code of Conduct, the Election Commission has directed the government to keep in abeyance its implementation in Gujarat

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  'Direct cash transfer not violation of poll code'

  India | November 30, 2012 16:31 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 30: The government on Friday rejected BJP's allegation that the direct cash transfer scheme is a violation of the code of conduct of election, saying that the announcement was made in the

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  Cabinet Allows UIDAI To Enrol 40 Crore More

  India | January 27, 2012 21:11 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 27: The ongoing conflict between the Planning Commission and the Home Ministry over issuance of chip-based smart cards to all residents was put to rest on Friday as the government cleared the

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  Chidambaram Has Doubts About UIDAI Data Collection Process

  India | November 18, 2011 20:59 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 18: Home Minister P Chidambaram has expressed concern over the data collection process of Unique Identification Authority of India saying there was real chance of inclusion of non-usual residents and creation of

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  Data Collection By UIDAI Not Foolproof: Security Agencies

  India | November 18, 2011 7:36 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 18 : Security agencies have expressed concern over the biometric data collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide a unique number of all resident Indians, saying the data

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  Unique Identity Project To Take Off From Sep 29

  India | September 27, 2010 18:21 IST

  New Delhi, September 27 : With the launch of the 'Aadhaar' number on September 29, India will become the first country in the world to implement a biometric-based unique ID system for its residents on

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  Establishing Identity A Cellphone Call Away, Says Nilekani

  India | September 26, 2009 11:31 IST

  Establishing the identity of any person would be a cellphone call away once the ambitious Unique Identity Project (UIP) becomes operational, perhaps making it the first such initiative across the world. The UIP, which aims