The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is an agency of the Government of India accountable for executing the visualized versatile National Identity Card or Unique Identification card (UID Card) project in India. Established in February 2009, and will own and activate the Unique Identification Number record. The authority will aim at providing a unique number to all Indians; the authority would provide a database of residents containing very simple data in bio - metrics.
Highlights: (1) Unique National IDs will help address the rigged state elections and widespread embezzlement that affects subsidies and poverty alleviation programs such as NREGA.
(2) It will surely Address the illegal immigration into India and terrorist threats are another goal of the program.
(3) Unique National IDs can be linked the various data base like: voter ID, passports, ration cards, Driving License, PAN card, Bank Accounts, Address, Licenses, Fishing Permits, Border area id cards in near future.
(4) The Union Labor Ministry has offered its verified Employment Provident Fund (EPFO) database of 42 million citizens as the first database to be integrated into the unique ID system. Those who will opt out of this program will have much inconvenience in doing business, operating bank accounts WHEN other offices will require a UID.
List of Empanelled Enrolment Agencies, The UIDAI has empanelled a number of enrolment agencies which can be engaged by the registrars for the purposes of enrolling residents for Aadhaar. The list of empanelled enrolment agencies is provided below: (1)
List of 209 Enrolments Agencies as on January 2011, (2)
List of Enrolments Agencies disempanelled in January 2011 Lately only some companies have started online UID card listing for time slot. Here you can get the meeting and check you’re nearest UID card enrollment center. Please ensure that UID card is free of cost and if anyone will ask you for money. Only two documents are require for your identification one is address proof and second is identity proof or photo card. Please don’t pay anything. For more details you can visit your state govt. website. If still you are unable to find your location please
contact to UID’s call center 1800 180 1947. Author: Ashish Bordiya
