Uttarakhand to begin UID roll out from Sept
Initially the government has shortlisted database of five government departments to offer the facility
Published on 07/26/2010 - 06:53:43 AM
Dehradun: The Unique Identification number UID would be rolled out in Uttarakhand from September 2010.
In the initial phase, the government has identified five departments which have the maximum number of persons that can be covered under this scheme.
The work for this special project is on in Uttarakhand and the first UID would be issued in September. Currently the directives from the centre are being awaited, before a comprehensive plan can be chalked out, State Information Technology Department Director Nitesh Kumar Jha said.
The IT Department has been made as the nodal agency for making the UID. The making of the UID would be based on volition and it is not compulsory for everyone to avail this facility.
The state government has chosen five departments of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Health Department, Public Distribution System (PDS) Education Department and Social Welfare Department. The personnel linked with these departments directly or indirectly would be provided with the UID in the first phase.
The issuing of UIDs would begin on country wide basis from August 2010. The Authority plans to issue 600 million UIDs over the next five years, through the various registrar agencies in the country.
The UID would provide a database of the people, which would come in handy for the government to formulate policies.
—iGovernment Bureau