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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.
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...
Aug 9, 2018 · Thanks to the Aadhaar ID program, every person in India can now receive a unique number and identification card. The authentication process rollout overseen by Nandan Nilekani was an audacious effort that had as much to do with sophisticated technology as it did navigating political uncertainties.
Apr 15, 2017 · In a long chat with Quartz, Nandan Nilekani, the first chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, which implemented the Aadhaar project, vigorously rejects the criticism of...
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.
In 2014, He won The Economist Social & Economic Innovation Award for his leadership of India’s Unique Identification initiative (Aadhaar). In 2017, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from E & Y. CNBC- TV 18 conferred India Business leader award for outstanding contributor to the Indian Economy-2017 and he also received the 22nd Nikkei ...
Jul 24, 2014 · NEW DELHI: Four days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first public statement surprisingly backing the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani met with the PM and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and persuaded the new regime to persist with Aadhaar numbers and the Direct Benefits Transfer ...
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.
