"We will meet the target of rolling out 600-million UIDs by 2014," Nilekani said at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2011.
The pace of enrolment for unique identification numbers is gathering momemtum, Nilekani said, adding in the next few days the enrolment processing would reach the two-million mark.
"In the next few days, we will be processing two-million enrolments," Nilekani said.
A 12-digit exclusive number, 'Aadhaar', is being issued by the Authority to act as a unique identification for residents, linking to their demographic and biometric information.
The government is working out a plan to make UID compulsory for availing benefits under the rural job guarantee scheme.
Besides, the exclusive number would also be used for subscribing to a mobile connection.
The UID has the potential to meet Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements in sectors such as telecom and banking, he said.
The Union Ministry of Finance has recently recognised the 'Aadhaar' numbers as sufficient proof of identity and proof of address for individuals to get a bank account.
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Quelle/Source: Daily News & Analysis, 09.02.2011
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