UNIQUE IDENTITY PROJECT

Submitted ToMr. Rajpreet Chattwal

Submitted ByNeha Mehta

PGDM-A

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What exactly is the Unique ID Project?

Background
Cabinet Committee
Unique Identification Authority Of India- UIDAI
Objectives
Mission
Timeline
Organization Details
Planning Commission
Chairman
DG and Mission Director
Technology Development Unit (TDU)
Project Management Unit (PMU)

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE UNIQUE ID PROJECT?

A project in which every Indian citizen

would have one unique identification
number that will identify him/her.
It would not just help the government track
down
But would also make life far easier for
citizens as they would not have to submit
so many documents each time they want to
avail a new serviceprivate or government.

BACKGROUND

Initially conceived by the Planning

Commission as an initiative that would
provide identification for each resident
across the country and would be used
primarily as the basis for efficient delivery
of welfare services.
First discussed & worked upon since 2006
when administrative approval for the
project "Unique ID for BPL families" was
given on 03 March 2006 by the Dept of IT.

CONTD

This was set up under the chairmanship

of Dr. Arvind Virmani, Principal Adviser,
Planning Commission.
UID would be anchored in the Planning
Commission for 5 years after which a
view would be taken as to where the
UID would be located within
Government.

CABINET COMMITTEE

The Govt of India issued orders

constituting the Cabinet Committee on
UIDAI Authority on 22 October 2009.
All issues relating to the UID including
its organisation, plans, policies,
programmes, schemes, funding and
methodology to be adopted for
achieving the objectives of that
Authority were discussed.

UIDAI
Unique Identification Authority
of India

OBJECTIVE

To develop & implement

the necessary institutional,
technical & legal
infrastructure
to issue unique identity
numbers to Indian residents.

MISSION

to issue a unique identification

number
that can be verified & authenticated
in an online, cost-effective manner,
which is robust enough to eliminate
duplicate and fake identities.

TIMELINE

The first number would be issued

between August 2010 to February
2011.
Over 5 years, the Authority plans to
issue 600 million UIDs.
The numbers will be issued through
various 'registrar' agencies across
the country.

ORGANISATION CHART (HEAD

OFFICE)

PLANNING
COMMISSION

CHAIRMAN

DG&
MISSION

DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
GENERAL

HEAD TDU

HEAD PMU

PLANNING COMMISION

Prime Minister is the Chairman

works under the overall guidance of the
National Development Council.
The Deputy Chairman and the full time
Members of the Commission, as a composite
body,
provide advice and guidance to the subject
Divisions for the formulation of 5 Year Plans,
Annual Plans, State Plans, Monitoring Plan
Programmes, Projects and Schemes.

CHAIRMAN

Nandan Nilekani is currently the Chairman of

the UIDAI
which aims to provide a unique identification
number for all residents of Indiain the rank
& status of a Cabinet Minister.
He was most recently the co-chairman of the
board of directors of Infosys Technologies
Limited, which he co-founded in 1981.

DG & MISSION DIRECTOR

The Chief Executive Officer of the Project

i.e. Director General and Mission Director
has been appointed.
Mr. R.S. Sharma has been appointed as
the first Director General of the UIDAI.
He is an Additional Secretary Rank Officer
belonging to the 1978 batch of the Indian
Administrative Service.

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT UNIT

A TDU consist of experts in various
areas of operation including
technology,
legal framework,
procurement of hardware and
software etc.
have been established.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT

PMU has been set up to kick-start the ID issuance

process & provide guidance to TDU & preparation
of detailed project report, awareness building etc.
The team has been established with the
assistance of the National Institute of Smart
Government (NISG) with whom the UIDAI has
entered into an agreement on 30 November
2009.
20 professionals are currently onboard in roles
ranging from Technology, Legal, Communications
and Procurement to Capacity Building, Process
and Operations.