Govt may foot the bill to push Aadhaar payments"The plan is that everything should come under BHIM since it is the next-gen platform and doesn't require one to log into their specific ba...
10 Jan, 2017, 08.16 AM IST
Rising from near-death in 2014, Aadhaar eyes 100-crore milestoneHaving issued Aadhaar to over 72 crore residents in the county so far, the UIDAI is now looking to cross 100-crore mark in 2015.
23 Dec, 2014, 02.30 PM IST
72.24 crore Aadhaar numbers generated under UIDAI projectThe government spent 946.32 crore on the project till November 30 this fiscal as against revised expenditure estimates of Rs 1,417 crore fo...
18 Dec, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
Not considering any proposal to restructure Planning Commission: GovernmentThe government today said it is not considering any proposal to restructure the Planning Commission.
07 Aug, 2014, 04.32 PM IST
No proposal to integrate Aadhaar & NPR: GovernmentThe UPA government had to suspend Aadhaar-based direct benefit transfers in view of reservations over certain issues.
25 Jul, 2014, 04.22 PM IST
Nandan Nilekani impresses Narendra Modi & Arun Jaitley, gets Aadhaar a lifelineThere is enough evidence to suggest that the meeting between Nilekani, the PM and the FM, brought forth a volte face in the government stan...
24 Jul, 2014, 07.57 AM IST
Narendra Modi government to give legal backing to AadhaarAfter getting a thumbs up from PM Modi, UIDAI is set to accelerate the project to ensure Aadhaar enrollment for around 930 million people b...
14 Jul, 2014, 12.14 PM IST
Govt puts the bill to give statutory powers to UIDAI on backburnerTo protect the privacy of the information, the government had drafted the National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010.
15 May, 2013, 08.26 AM IST
- Ministries differ on UIDAI's functioning
What the UIDAI should do is mostly resolved. But some ministries have other ideas on how it should go about it.
17 Apr, 2012, 12.47 PM IST
Panel questions budget allocation for UIDAIA committee of MPs has questioned the budget's endorsement of the Aadhaar project despite the panel's rejection of a draft law.
12 Apr, 2012, 02.15 AM IST
- UIDAI to start new enrollments for 400 mn people in April
The govt has raised the allocations to the UIDAI for next fiscal to Rs 1,758 crore from Rs 1,470 crore in 2011-12.
23 Mar, 2012, 10.48 AM IST
- Budget 2012 reinforces UIDAI’s existence
The government wants to lower its expenditure on central subsidies to 1.75% of GDP by 2015-16, from an estimated 2% in 2012-13.
16 Mar, 2012, 06.33 PM IST
- Karnataka to acquire eight Doppler radars for weather forecast
Karnataka plans to acquire eight high definition Doppler radars to use it to help agriculture, horticulture, fishing and port departments.
15 Mar, 2012, 05.57 PM IST
- UID tender delay: IT companies like Accenture, HCL Infosystems, Wipro and Mahindra Satyam jittery over vendor selection for Rs 2,000-cr contract
IT vendors are becoming jittery as the UIDAI has missed the 90-day deadline to select a vendor for the Rs 2,000-crore contract.
28 Sep, 2011, 10.07 AM IST
- Aadhar's brand UID being positioned as a reliable family friend
India's ambitious Unique ID programme is entering the field donning the garb of a poll campaign, and a core committee of marketing experts ...
17 Jun, 2010, 01.43 AM IST
- IT to get Rs 600 crore more in UID project
The Prime Minister’s prime project— the Unique ID rollout—is likely to be allocated almost Rs 1,300 crore for distribution among states und...
01 Apr, 2010, 06.52 AM IST
- IT to get Rs 600 crore more in UID project
The total budgetary provision for UIDAI is Rs 1,900 crore under the Union Budget for this year. What's unique ID card? I Net users grow I L...
01 Apr, 2010, 06.28 AM IST