UID Project India: Half of India’s population is likely to get "Unique Indentification Numbers" withing the next five years, as per Unique Identification Authority of India. So we are talking about roughly 600 million people with UIN, the question that remains is the scope of this project. Are we just talking about another Identification card or number or are we talking about something more progressive that would sync all the different aspects of Indian Citizens, like passports, ration cards, pan cards etc.

UID Project India (Unique Identity)
UID Project India - Unique Identity

This project aims to provide a unique indentification card to every citizen of India. This card will contain details like the name, sex, address, marital status, photo, identification mark and finger biometrics by 2011. The unique identification number will be based on a sophisticated application called SCOSTA, a secured electronic device that’s used for keeping data & other info in a way that only authorized persons can view it. It can be used as a voter I-card to proof for opening a bank account and among other things, is supposed to "ensure that any lacuna in the UPA flagship schemes (NREGS, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Food Security Act etc) is removed so that the benefits do not reach those they are not meant for."

I do hope the UID Project turns around the various different nefarious activities which have been taking place by flotation of fakes and also enables singular tracking of our identification (16-digit number) per say.