Friday, October 21, 2011

India: Two ID Cards? Not so fast.

Now, two biometric I-cards for you (Hindustan Times)
Planning Commission will urge the Cabinet to resolve the issue of duplication (Times of India)

UPDATE:
Aadhaar gains momentum (Economic Times - Nov. 3, 2011)
The Authority moved swiftly skirting duplication controversy after the Census Office violated its understanding to share the data with UIDAI. The issue is yet to be resolved by Union Cabinet. UIDAI said it's focus is on inclusion and working with partners to enroll those sections who are marginalized and have no proof of identity.

The Authority said it is committed to working with registrars to organize special drives to enroll the homeless, aged, migrants, leprosy patients and other disadvantaged sections, strengthen the introducer system, enhance user convenience and choice to the resident and use advanced data analytics to improve enrollment.