Name: Anand Nair
School: The Daly College
Delegation: Dr Karan Singh
Council: Rajya Sabha
Agenda: The Legal Basis for the Aadhaar Biometric Registration Scheme
Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every individual resident of India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which functions under the Planning Commission of India, is responsible for managing Aadhaar numbers and Aadhaar identification cards. The Aadhaar project was initiated as an attempt towards having a single, unique identification document or number that would capture all the details, including demographic and biometric information, of every resident Indian individual. Aadhaar numbers will eventually serve as the …show more content…
In a true democracy, people’s participation is required in major policy matters. Hence, initiating the Aadhaar project first and then plan to put in place a legal framework, appears to be a device to pre-empt informed debate in the process of decision making. In India, the inability to prove one’s identity is one of the biggest barriers that prevent the poor from accessing benefits and subsidies. Both public and private agencies in India require proof of identity before providing services or benefits to those living in India. Until the introduction of the Aadhaar program, there was no verifiable identity number program that both residents and agencies could use. As a result, every time Indian residents tried to receive benefits, they had to undergo an arduous personal identification process. What made it even more difficult was that the various service providers had different …show more content…
Future plans call for Aadhaar to be used for digital signatures, electronic documents and digital locker services. Also, Aadhaar could also be used for college/university certificates, as well as credit registries. The Aadhaar identity platform and Aadhaar-enabled applications are helping a billion people in India to participate in the digital economy, and benefit from government, public and private sector services that are tailored to
School: The Daly College
Delegation: Dr Karan Singh
Council: Rajya Sabha
Agenda: The Legal Basis for the Aadhaar Biometric Registration Scheme
Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every individual resident of India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which functions under the Planning Commission of India, is responsible for managing Aadhaar numbers and Aadhaar identification cards. The Aadhaar project was initiated as an attempt towards having a single, unique identification document or number that would capture all the details, including demographic and biometric information, of every resident Indian individual. Aadhaar numbers will eventually serve as the …show more content…
In a true democracy, people’s participation is required in major policy matters. Hence, initiating the Aadhaar project first and then plan to put in place a legal framework, appears to be a device to pre-empt informed debate in the process of decision making. In India, the inability to prove one’s identity is one of the biggest barriers that prevent the poor from accessing benefits and subsidies. Both public and private agencies in India require proof of identity before providing services or benefits to those living in India. Until the introduction of the Aadhaar program, there was no verifiable identity number program that both residents and agencies could use. As a result, every time Indian residents tried to receive benefits, they had to undergo an arduous personal identification process. What made it even more difficult was that the various service providers had different …show more content…
Future plans call for Aadhaar to be used for digital signatures, electronic documents and digital locker services. Also, Aadhaar could also be used for college/university certificates, as well as credit registries. The Aadhaar identity platform and Aadhaar-enabled applications are helping a billion people in India to participate in the digital economy, and benefit from government, public and private sector services that are tailored to