NEW DELHI: In a relief to slum dwellers, the Delhi government today decided to give ownership rights of flats given to them through a central city modernisation scheme after the 15-year lease perio

Biometrics, UID methods used for identifying beneficiaries

Only 26% of the state’s population has enrolled for the Unique Identification (UID) card scheme so far. The target was to enroll 80% of the state’s population by March 2012.

Resolves to fight graft with several legislations in first address after illness; Mum on retail row

AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi landed in Varanasi on Tuesday morning and went on a tour of villages in Naxal-affected Chandauli and Mirzapur districts of eastern UP.

At a time when the government is seized of the matter of duplication of biometric data collection for the UID and NPR (National Population Register) projects, and the costs involved therein, the Ru

State has more names in ration cards than its population as detailed in Census 2011; 29 per cent already enrolled for Aadhaar

At present, enrolment is under way in Tripunithura, where it was launched on Monday. Enrolment is being carried out using seven sets of laptops and biometric devices alongside pre-enrolment on the third floor of the Tripunithura municipal office. It will last till August 28.

Not revealing info can lead to temporary suspension of services
Bangalore: Privacy concerns abound about each citizen of this country being issued an identity number, but the State government is firmly going ahead with its plans to include every citizen in the Unique Identification plan.

Recently, the State government issued an order making it mandatory for people availing of benefits from sev

Thiruvananthapuram The new UDF government in Kerala is taking a headlong plunge into the R15,000-crore Unique Identification Card (UID card) project.