7/27/2019 AADHAAR - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

1/3

AADHAAR Card

collecting finger prints for Aadhar

AADHAARFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AADHAARis a 12 digit individual identification number issued by the

Unique Identification Authority of India[1] to all residents of India on a

voluntary basis.[2] The number can be used to get social benefits from

both the Central and State Governments called Direct Benefit Transfer.

Contents

1 History

2 Pre-Launch

3 Purpose and Use

4 Technology

5 See also

6 References

7 External links

History

UIDAI launched AADHAAR program in the tribal village, Tembhli, in

Shahada,[3][4] Nandurbar, Maharashtra on 29 September 2010. The

program was inaugurated by Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh along

with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.[5] The first resident to receive an

AADHAAR was Ranjana Sonawane of Tembhli village.[6]

Pre-Launch

A core development team was composed largely of non-resident Indians

returning to India solely for this project. The Wall Street Journal called this

Nilekani's Dream Team.[7] The core team included Srikanth Nadhamuni,

Pramod Varma, Wyly Wade, Salil Prabhakar, amongst many other people

from both the public and private sectors. Most of the tech gurus thatdesigned the unique ID system were of Indian-origin, and volunteered to

help the effort without pay. This initial team provided, the alpha versions of

the software, the strategy and ran the proof of concepts in the field.

Purpose and Use

The Aadhaar Card helps in to use as a identification for opening bank accounts or transacting for government

services.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AadharBlurred.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adhar_DSCN4544.JPGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada,_Maharashtrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-4http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandurbarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#See_alsohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AadharBlurred.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Technologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Technologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AadharBlurred.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Purpose_and_Usehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AadharBlurred.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Historyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AadharBlurred.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AadharBlurred.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_Identification_Authority_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AadharBlurred.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-7http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-6http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Gandhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Singhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandurbarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-4http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada,_Maharashtrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#External_linkshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Referenceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#See_alsohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Technologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Purpose_and_Usehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Pre-Launchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#Historyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Benefit_Transferhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_Identification_Authority_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adhar_DSCN4544.JPGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AadharBlurred.jpg

7/27/2019 AADHAAR - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

2/3

collecting images of iris

Taking photos

Technology

The number will be stored in a centralized database and linked to the basic

demographics and biometric information photograph, ten fingerprints and

iris of each individual. It is easily verifiable in an online, cost-effective way.

It is unique and robust enough to eliminate the large number of duplicate and

fake identities in government and private databases. The random number

generated will be devoid of any classification based on caste, creed, religionand geography.[8]

See also

Aadhaar Payments Bridge System

Aadhaar; How a Nation is Deceived

References

1. ^ http://uidai.gov.in/index.php?

option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=105

2. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/allot-aadhaar-numbers-by-

march-31-revenue-dept-told/article4445788.ece

3. ^ Tembhali Live: 'Our dreams will never be realised' - Rediff.com News

(http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/29/slide-show-1-tembhalis-

open-letter-to-pm-sonia.htm)

4. ^ In time warp, Tembhali village leapfrogs to present - Mumbai - DNA

(http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_in-time-warp-tembhali-village-leapfrogs-to-present_1444941)

5. ^ "Aadhar takes off: PM, Sonia launch UID in tribal village" (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aadhar-takes-

off-pm-sonia-launch-uid-in-tribal-village/689953/). Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

6. ^ "Sonia is my ''Aadhaar'', says first UID recipient - NDTV Profit" (http://profit.ndtv.com/news/show/sonia-is-my

aadhaar-says-first-uid-recipient-102664). Profit.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

7. ^ "Whos Who in Nilekanis UID Dream Team" (http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/09/29/whos-who-in-

nilekanis-uid-dream-team/), The Wall Street Journal, 29 September 2010, retrieved 2010-09-29

8. ^ http://uidai.gov.in/what-is-aadhaar-number.html

External links

Official Website of UIDAI (http://uidai.gov.in/)

Website of the independent analysis of the UID project (http://ThinkUID.org/)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AADHAAR&oldid=551850600"

Categories: Government of India National identification numbers Civil registries

Executive branch of the Indian government Government schemes in India Manmohan Singh administration

This page was last modified on 29 April 2013 at 15:48.

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.

By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policyhttp://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Usehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_Licensehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Categorieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AADHAAR&oldid=551850600http://thinkuid.org/http://uidai.gov.in/http://uidai.gov.in/what-is-aadhaar-number.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_ref-8http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/09/29/whos-who-in-nilekanis-uid-dream-team/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_ref-7http://profit.ndtv.com/news/show/sonia-is-my-aadhaar-says-first-uid-recipient-102664http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_ref-6http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aadhar-takes-off-pm-sonia-launch-uid-in-tribal-village/689953/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_ref-5http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_in-time-warp-tembhali-village-leapfrogs-to-present_1444941http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_ref-4http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/29/slide-show-1-tembhalis-open-letter-to-pm-sonia.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_ref-3http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/allot-aadhaar-numbers-by-march-31-revenue-dept-told/article4445788.ecehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_ref-2http://uidai.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=105http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_ref-1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aadhaar;_How_a_Nation_is_Deceivedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aadhaar_Payments_Bridge_Systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AADHAAR#cite_note-8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Manmohan_Singh_administrationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Government_schemes_in_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Executive_branch_of_the_Indian_governmenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Civil_registrieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:National_identification_numbershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Government_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adhar_DSCN4542.JPGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adhar_DSCN4543.JPG

7/27/2019 AADHAAR - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

3/3

Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/