In order to issue unique identity cards to citizens, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) constituted under me j Chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani, has started collecting demographic and biometric data. The UIDAI is collecting two sets of information on an individual resident of India. First is the demographic information like I his or her name, date of birth, sex, age, address, father's, mother's or guardian's name, etc. which is very simple information. The second is the biometric information for the purpose of uniqueness, and that is all the ten finger prints, the face and the iris of both the eyes.
The Unique Identity (UTD) cards would be given to every individual above 15 years, including NRIs and foreigners. The Authority aims to release around 600 million unique identity cards within a span of four to five years. To ensure that the date collected remains confidential, the Government is in
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