Streamlining India's ID Bureaucracy

PAN and UID data set to be merged (The Asian Age)

The Nandan Nilekani-led Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issues the Aadhaar number will be synchronised with the Permanent Account Number database maintained by the I-T department.

According to finance ministry while the Aadhaar will ensure effective disbursal of government schemes to citizens, the biometric PAN card database will help stop the forgery of PAN cards which begets economic crimes.

One of the more common complaints about India's UID project has to do with the sheer quantity of ID documents well-credentialed Indians have to keep up with.

Hopefully this is a step in the right direction.