‘Unique ID to give poor more access to govt schemes’
Mumbai, Mar 20 (PTI) The Unique Identification Number likely to be rolled out in 2011, will help the poor to access and benefit from government schemes with more ease, UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani said.
“This project is pro-poor and inclusive and targeted mainly towards the poor. The middle class and the rich have some form of identity. People on the margins are getting lost because of lack of identity,” Nilekani said at an event here yesterday evening.
The aim of the project, he said, is to provide a robust system to eliminate duplicate and fake identities.
“Exclusion of the poor from the mainstream is mainly due to lack of identity and the UID will help them to get all sorts of benefits,” Nilekani said.
The 16-digit unique number is likely to be rolled out in 2011.
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