First batch of UID numbers by 2010-end, says Nilekani

Hyderabad, Oct 21 (PTI) The first batch of the Unique
Identification (UID) number is expected to be ready by 2010
end, chairman of the national project Nandan Nilekani said
Wednesday.

"We are hopeful of rolling out the first batch of UID
numbers by August or end of next year," he said, adding "We
look at Andhra Pradesh as a role model for implementing the
UID project as it is in the forefront in using information
technology for the masses."
The Unique Identification Authority of India would
shortly draw up a plan for implementing the UID pilot project
in Andhra Pradesh as the state was ready with a team and
required infrastructure, he told reporters after a meeting
with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah and Chief
Secretary P Ramakanth Reddy here.
To buttress his point, he referred to the effective
implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Programme in Andhra with the help of IT.
Andhra Pradesh has collected about 50 million Iris
images (using bio-metric technology) for public distribution
system and also delivering social security pensions. This data
could be integrated with the UID data, Nilekani added.
He said the authority would soon publish guidelines
for various states for making use of data available with them
for the ambitious UID project.
The existing data in states should be made UID-ready
in the next six months, he said.
The UIDAI will soon set up its regional office in
Hyderabad, Nilekani said. (more) PTI DBV
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