India's UID project may get Rs 400 cr World Bank funding
Published on Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 16:07 | Source : Moneycontrol.com
Updated at Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 17:38
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India's UID project may get Rs 400 cr World Bank funding
India’s ambitious Unique Identification Card (UID) project is likely to may get Rs 400 crore World Bank funding. World Bank Chief met, Infosys-co founder and government appointed Chairman of the UID project, Nandan Nilekani on December 4, 2009.
India's ambitious Unique Identification Card(UID) project is likely to get Rs 400 crore World Bank funding, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources. The World Bank Chief met Infosys-co founder and government appointed Chairman of the UID project, Nandan Nilekani on December 4, 2009.
Sources also suggest that the project would get tech and data-base support from international government bodies as well as hardware assistance and software partnerships.
The Unique Identification Card project will ensure that every Indian will have a unique smart card which will act as their identification proof. The card will include details like Name, sex, address, marital status, photo, identification mark and finger biometrics of every Indian.
