Group of Ministers (GoM) regarding Issue of Resident Identity Cards to all usual residents of the country of age 18 years and above under the scheme of National Population Register (NPR).
Composition
Shri A.K. Antony, Minister of Defence.
Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance.
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Minister of Home Affairs.
Shri Ajit Singh, Minister of Civil Aviation.
Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
Kumari Selja, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Shri Praful Patel, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo, Minister of Tribal Affairs, and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development.
Shri Ashwani Kumar, Minister of Law and Justice.
Special Invitees
Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
Shri Nandan Nilekani,Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India;
Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Terms of Reference
The GoM will examine all aspects relating to the proposal for issuing Resident Identity Cards to the usual residents of the country keeping in view all relevant issues and finalize its recommendations at an early date.