Denial of funds to UIDAI not a setback: Nandan Nilekani

Current Funding to Cover 200 Million Enrollments (Economic Times)

"One of our biggest supporters, the finance minister has been extremely gracious and supportive, and he has always sent me the message that we should do this as fast as we can," Nilekani told reporters at the first anniversary of Aadhaar launch.

"What the finance ministry has done is that essentially they had said that you can enrol up to 200 million and beyond 200 million the cabinet has to decide what the exact modality will be. We have absolutely no issues and we have got fantastic support from the finance ministry," he added.

This follows upon Tuersday's post: India: Is UID Under Siege?