AADHAR-THE UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF IND

1. UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY
OF INDIA
BY-
NIKHAR AGRAWAL

2. INTRODUCTION
 The Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI) was established in February 2009,
attached to the Planning Commission.
 UIDAI – created as a statutory body under a
separate legislation to fulfill its objectives. The
law will also stipulate rules, regulations ,
processes and protocols to be followed by
different agencies partnering with the Authority
in issuing and verifying unique identity numbers.

3. FEATURES
 The Unique Identification number (UID)
will only provide identity
 A pro-poor approach
 Enrolment of residents with proper
verification
 A partnership model
 Enrolment will not be mandated
 The number will not contain intelligence

4. PURPOSE
 The purpose of the UIDAI is to issue a
unique identification number (UID) to all
Indian residents that is
– robust enough to eliminate duplicate and
fake identities, and
– can be verified and authenticated in an easy,
cost effective way

5. SCOPE
 Giving Identity to 1.2B Souls
 A national registry to Food Subsidy improve
delivery of social services & for financial
inclusion
 Right to Privacy

6. PRIVACY
 Guarantee to identity
 No duplicates
 No Transaction records
 Only YES/NO response, no details – no
invasion of privacy
 Person can see self‐details, no one else can

7. COST OF PROJECT
100
1900
6500
2009-10
2010-11
2011 ONWARDS
AMOUNT IN CRORE

8. IMPLEMENTATION

9. FLEXIBILITY

10. CHAIRMAN OF UIDAI
MR. NANDAN NILEKANI

11. CONTENT OF THE CARD
 The UIDAI will only collect basic
information on the resident
-Name
-Date of birth
-Gender
-Father's/Husband's
name and UID number -Mother's/ Wife's
name and UID number -Introducer's
name and UID number -Address
-Finger
Prints, Iris scan and photograph

12. PROTOTYPE OF CARD
OLD PROTOTYPE

13. CHALLENGE
 Unprecedented scale for duplicate check
 Duplicate check against background of 1.2B
records
 New enrollments (work load) to peak at 4M
per day
 Computational power challenges
 Accuracy challenges

14. REFERENCE
 Unique Identification is the prestigious and
visionary planning of Govt. of India.
 Nandan Nilekani to head UID Authority
 UID card will come with a bank account
 Project is an initiative of the Indian
government for every Indian citizen
 Unique Identification Authority Of India