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KYRC - Know Your Ration Card

Udayavani, 08 Sept 2010

Gone are the days one could have multiple Ration Cards with different names, one in fathers name, one in mothers name and one in his name. From now ration card details will be available to all More »

The Change Agents

Business World, 03 Sept 2010

Last month, 50 information technology (it) startups found themselves in the spotlight in Delhi as flag bearers of Indian IT’s next generation. The interesting part was that they were being showcased by Nasscom, More »

Biometric cards save grain worth Rs. 20cr. a month

The Hindu, 12 Aug 2010

Issue of biometric bar-coded ration cards to households in the last few months by the Food and Civil Supplies Department has helped eliminating nearly 8.5 lakh bogus ration cards from PDS. More »

At the cusp of a new identity

Deccan Chronicle, 29 June 2010

Here we are, at the cusp of the UID launch. Proof of concepts have been completed and final preparations are being made before enrolment begins across the country. More »

Entire Karnataka to get UID numbers by Dec 2011

CIOL, 27 May 2010

The test phase of Unique Identity project, which started in two districts of Karnataka, namely Tumkur and Mysore, is being completed today. More »

Training India to escape poverty

Deccan Chronicle, 25 May 2010

Too often, Governments and other institutions look at poverty eradication through the myopic lens of dispensing doles and aid. They tend to underestimate the extent, severity and inertia of poverty by advocating narrow, More »

UIDAI testing on biometric tech in rural India

CXOtoday.com, 21 Apr 2010

In a country like India with 1.15 billion population the problem of establishing identity still remains a major concern. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was set up to issue unique identity to each individual in the country. More »

'UID will ensure food security'

Deccan Chronicle, 20 Apr 2010

By evoking the Food Security Bill the central Government has finally managed to focus its attention on resolving one of the most formidable problems afflicting our nation. More »

Why we need Wiki 'Sarkar'

Deccan Chronicle, 16 Mar 2010

In 2003, the government launched what was meant to become the mother of all e-Governance initiatives in the country. Titled the National e-Governance Plan, More »

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