This is a project, which is unprecedented anywhere in the world
I have an office in the Planning Commission and thanks to Ahluwalia.
Challenges : 1 - De - duplication : to check duplication for 1 million entries daily.
2 - Quality of finger prints
It is an ultimate form of inclusive growth.
Aggressive deadlines : Issue the first set of numbers in 12-18 months.
600 million numbers in five and a half years from now
2 types of companies needed to implement this : One will provide technology for us
The second is those running applications for us
A biometric committee now under Dr B K Gairola, who is the director general of the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
