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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | MPs question Nilekani over UID pitfalls

MPs question Nilekani over UID pitfalls

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published Published on Feb 27, 2011   modified Modified on Feb 27, 2011

The possibility of the voluntary nature of the unique identity number project becoming virtually a compulsion in the light of entitlements being linked to the scheme saw members of a parliamentary panel quiz UID chief Nandan Nilekani about its pitfalls.

At a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee on Friday, MPs told Nilekani that despite his claims that the UID is merely a number — not indicative of citizenship, caste or religion — it might be vital for beneficiaries of government schemes for the poor.

BJP MP Yashwant Sinha pointed out that once UID became a part of the PAN card issued by tax authorities or was used to identify beneficiaries of schemes like rural employment or cheap housing, it became a compulsion for users instead of being voluntary. MPs also highlighted concerns over UID being issued to persons who are "residents of India".

While the UID rules provide for a UID to be issued on basis of a person being resident of an area for six months and a day, MPs wondered how migrant labour would access the scheme. Many such labour was keen on being recognized as residents of their home towns and villages rather than the cities they worked in.

It was also the case that migrant labour might be eligible to schemes like food security or urban housing while not wanting to give up their village addresses. Then some parties, not just the BJP, are concerned about the growth of illegal migrants from countries like Bangladesh. Once illegals accessed UID they might tap benefits meant for Indian nationals. Members from states like Orissa and Andhra Pradesh were concerned about migrants being left out of the ambit of the UID scheme.

The Times of India, 12 February, 2011, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/MPs-question-Nilekani-over-UID-pitfalls/articleshow/7479454.cms


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