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They developed Aadhaar, which is an Indian biometric ID system, a database, which contains demographic information, home addresses of Indians. In April 2017 1.14 billion Indian people got their ID number. In 2016, World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer called Aadhaar “the most sophisticated ID programme in the world.”.
Oct 8, 2013 · How Nandan Nilekani Took Aadhaar Past The Tipping Point. Despite the Supreme Court’s recent strictures on Aadhaar, Nilekani has ensured that the scheme is now too big and too widely used to...
May 3, 2024 · Aadhaar: The documentary explores the challenges faced by the team, spearheaded by tech wizard Nandan Nilekani, in achieving what had never been attempted before in the country.
Apr 13, 2017 · In a long chat with Quartz, Nandan Nilekani, the first chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which implemented the Aadhaar project, vigorously rejects the...
May 23, 2024 · To head the UIDAI, the government appointed Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, giving him a free hand to go about building the programme. The first Aadhaar was issued in September 2010, and...
Sep 28, 2018 · Nandan Nilekani, who previously led the department responsible for Aadhaar, said the Supreme Court had made “a landmark judgement in favor” of the program.
Mar 3, 2023 · Nilekani shared that Aadhaar, the world's largest biometric ID system, was introduced in 2009 and reached a billion users in 2016. Similarly, UPI (Unified Payments Interface) was conceived in 2013 and now processes 300 million transactions per day.
