Delhi residents to get ID numbers in 3 yrs time: Nilekani

NEW DELHI: Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India Nandan Nilekani on Wednesday said residents of Delhi may get their identification numbers within next three years as the city government has extended full cooperation to the newly created body.

Nilekani, who resigned from IT major Infosys to take up the ambitious government project, said this after meeting Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at her office where he also gave a presentation on all aspects of the project.

The high-profile IT expert expressed his keenness to make use of a database prepared by the Mission Convergence of the city government.

It was informed by Dikshit that the database of nine lakh households and 42 lakh people is very comprehensive as it was prepared based on detailed biometric information of the residents.

Nilekani, co-founder of the Infosys, appreciated efforts of the city government in preparation of such a useful database.

He said that with utilisation of this database, the UIA would be in a position to issue unique ID numbers to the residents of Delhi within three years of time. Dikshit assured all possible cooperation of the government in making the project successful in the city.