The very premise of Aadhar is flawed.

The very premise of Aadhar is flawed.

Its a certification that those who claim to think on behalf of India or its underprivileged understand it so differently from the beneficiaries they think of.

In a nutshell, Aadhar will not bring about any of the benefits that are intended for its intended beneficiaries. Because that will be solving a problem of governance by adding another layer that is imaginary and unnecessary.

To call it "technological leadership" is as removed from reality as calling a reader a writer of the book. At best it will mean that we can take a technology and ram it down the throat of the poor while other nations with stronger democratic roots and respect for citizens have not been able to do so for reasons of building consensus.

"Aadhar" is like dropping a car by helicopter in a village where there is no road and hope every villager can reach wherever they may want to go.

For anyone willing to think, Aadhar is a reflection of the huge disconnect that India has from both the world of the under privileged and the rest of the world.

Please think through before supporting UID/ Aadhaar, so you do not regret your decision.

James Madison

Emphasising the need for separation of powers, James Madison bluntly observed in his essay, Federalist 51. "Because men are not angels," they need government to prevent them, by force when necessary, from invading the lives, property, and liberty of their fellow citizens. He also noted that the same non-angelic men can wield the government’s coercive machinery to use it tyrannically—even in a democracy.

"I don't agree to Nandan Nilekeni and his madcap (UID) scheme which he is trying to promote," Senior BJP Leader Jaswant Singh, Sept 2012

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Friday, June 11, 2010

204 - First UID rollout could be by August 2010

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First UID rollout could be by August 2010

Mumbai: The 12-digit unique identity (UID) number may see the first rollout between August 2010 and February 2011, said UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) chairman Nandan Nilekani. The intention is to register 600 million people under the project in the coming five years. “We are not sure how many people would be registered in the beginning, but we intend to roll out the UID numbers between August 2010 and February 2011 and the work is on track,” he said.

Setting up of IT infrastructure, including data centres, back-end centres, contact centres for customer services and registration of complaints, content development and enrollment agencies is on also track. Nilekani, however, refused to give details on investments with respect to IT infrastructure in the project. “We would be creating a database of about 1,200 million people, almost 10 times the existing largest database of 120 million people. The eco-system to support such a massive data is being created and is based on service model. We would scale up the existing infrastructure as and when required,” R S Sharma, director general and mission director for UIDAI said.

On Wednesday, the UIDAI signed an memorandum of understanding with the country’s largest insurance provider Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) that has about 21 crore unique customers. LIC would help UIDAI in the collection of data from its existing and new policy holders.