<p>UIAI’s first chairman and former co-chairman of Infosys Nandan Nilekani held discussions with Chief Secretary Sudhakar Rao at Vidhana Soudha on Saturday. He also made a presentation on the concept of the UIA.<br /><br />The State’s e-governance department has been roped in for implementing the project. Department’s Principal Secretary M N Vidyashankar has been appointed the nodal officer. <br /><br />“Karnataka will be the first state in the country wherein the multi-purpose ID numbers will be rolled out. The entire state will be covered under the pilot project,” he said. The authority provides a unique number to every resident Indian. <br /><br />“Nilekani has made it clear that the UIAI will not be issuing any card. States will have to decide the use of the data bank,” he added. <br /><br />The modalities for arriving at the unique ID number will be finalised after receiving detailed guidelines from the authority, Sudhakar Rao said. The project may commence within six months. <br /></p>
<p>UIAI’s first chairman and former co-chairman of Infosys Nandan Nilekani held discussions with Chief Secretary Sudhakar Rao at Vidhana Soudha on Saturday. He also made a presentation on the concept of the UIA.<br /><br />The State’s e-governance department has been roped in for implementing the project. Department’s Principal Secretary M N Vidyashankar has been appointed the nodal officer. <br /><br />“Karnataka will be the first state in the country wherein the multi-purpose ID numbers will be rolled out. The entire state will be covered under the pilot project,” he said. The authority provides a unique number to every resident Indian. <br /><br />“Nilekani has made it clear that the UIAI will not be issuing any card. States will have to decide the use of the data bank,” he added. <br /><br />The modalities for arriving at the unique ID number will be finalised after receiving detailed guidelines from the authority, Sudhakar Rao said. The project may commence within six months. <br /></p>
