The Government of India plans to issue Unique Identification Card to all Indian citizens, under the national ID program, with an estimated to cost around Rs 150,000 cr.
The project will be led by hi-tech entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani and is based on computer application called SCOSTA.
The biometric smart card will have personal details related to retina, fingerprints, credit histories, name, sex, address, marital status, photo, identification mark and criminal background details (if any). These details will be linked to a central online database or repository.
The creation of UID was one of the major agenda in UPA government manifesto during the recent elections.
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