Advisory Board formed for UID project

CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Administration has formed a seven member "State Level Advisory Board" for review and implementation of the Unique Identification Number (UID) project in the Union Territory.

The Adviser to the Administrator (AA) would be the Chairman of the Board which includes six senior officers of the local administration, an official spokesman told media here on Wednesday.

Finance Secretary, Home Secretary, Joint Secretary Finance and Director of Information Technology would be the four members.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Finance and Planning Officer (FPO) would be Member-Convener and Member-Secretary respectively, he said adding the board as been set up as per the directions of the Planning Commission.