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- UIDAI Bill unlikely to be tabled in budget session
The Bill governing the unique identity project is unlikely to be introduced in the budget session of parliament, as Planning Commission nee...
06 Mar, 2012, 04.42 AM IST
- UID is game changer, put it back on track: Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM
Is India willing to believe that technology-led solutions can enhance governance and transparency in the country? Should good be given away...
09 Feb, 2012, 10.32 AM IST
Nandan Nilekani's UID 'bad', but what about home ministry's NPR?The committee asked how Nilekani-led UID project had been collecting personal info from millions of people without taking permission of par...
25 Dec, 2011, 01.15 PM IST
- Reasons why the Standing Committee on Finance rejected the UIDAI Bill
On Tuesday, the Committee's report on UIDAI was placed in the Parliament. ET tells you why the Standing Committee on Finance is unhappy wit...
16 Dec, 2011, 03.28 PM IST
- 'Lax' Congress members led to rejection of National Identification Authority of India bill
Congress slept while a parliamentary standing committee considered and rejected three important bills including a flagship scheme favoured ...
16 Dec, 2011, 03.25 AM IST
- House panel rejects National Identification Authority Bill
Parliamentary Standing on Finance said the data already collected by UIDAI may be transferred to the National Population Register, if the g...
13 Dec, 2011, 07.02 PM IST
- Much at stake for tech sector in UID project
Tech cos might see a delay in project execution which may lead to delays in revenue yields as Parliamentary panel raised red flag against U...
12 Dec, 2011, 02.42 PM IST
- Standing committee points out multiple faults in UID 'Aadhar', asks government for fresh legislation
Department of Expenditure, ministry of finance, has expressed concern that lack of coordination among at least six agencies collecting info...
10 Dec, 2011, 01.25 AM IST
- UID Authority Bill not acceptable; Parliamentary panel asks govt to redraft it
Rashid Alvi of the Congress, however, was the lone dissenting voice and cast his vote for the present draft while the other members voted a...
09 Dec, 2011, 10.01 AM IST
- Nandan Nilekani's UIDAI and Census' NPR in role overlap for fingerprinting and other biometric data
UIDAI has sought more funds to expand the UID enrollment exercise to virtually cover the entire population over the age of five years.
11 Aug, 2011, 03.49 AM IST
- Cabinet approves National Identification Authority Bill
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposed National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010, which envisages to make UIDAI a statut...
24 Sep, 2010, 03.19 PM IST
- Finance ministry cuts UIDAI budget by Rs 4,000 cr
The expenditure finance committee has reportedly cut down the budget of UIDAI to Rs 3,000 crore from Rs 7,000 crore. IT buzz | Multinationa...
10 Jul, 2010, 06.07 AM IST
- UID rollout; 10 fingerprints, iris to prove identity
All 10 fingerprints, an iris scan and a photograph of the person will be used for unique identification (UID) of individuals, the cabinet c...
19 May, 2010, 04.04 AM IST
- Govt to introduce bill to regulate unique ID project
India plans to introduce a law for regulating the ambitious UID programme, confirms Nandan Nilekani. What's the unique ID card? | Nilekani:...
04 May, 2010, 12.26 AM IST
- Unisys to partner local IT companies to bid for UID project
Unisys, one of the biggest government solution providers in the US, is in talks with top tech firms including TCS, Wipro & Tech Mahindra. T...
21 Nov, 2009, 06.15 AM IST
- Privacy in the times of unique IDs
Unique ID Authority of India (UIDAI) was set up this year to issue smart card UIDs, develop an online database with identity and biometric ...
04 Nov, 2009, 06.16 PM IST