Submitted By, Dhiya Ann Mathew S2 mba
INTRODUCTION
The UIDAI has been setup by the Government of India with a mandate to issue a unique identification number to all the residents in the country. A key requirement of the Aadhaar is to minimize/eliminate duplicate identity to improve the efficacy of the service delivery. Biometrics features are selected to be the primary mechanism for ensuring uniqueness.
No country has undertaken to build a national registry at the scale and accuracy as UIDAI initiative. Nature and diversity of India's working population adds another challenge to achieving uniqueness through biometrics features. Like other technology fields such as telecommunication, we do not have experience like developed countries to leverage for designing UIDAI's biometric systems. For example, the largest existing biometrics database in the world is one order smaller in magnitude than India's needs.
Therefore, it is necessary to create a UIDAI Biometrics Centre of Competence (UBCC) that focuses on the unique challenges of UIDAI.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), is an agency of the Government of India responsible for implementing the AADHAARscheme, a unique identification project. It was established in February 2009, and will own and operate the Unique Identification Number database.[1] The authority aims to provide a unique id number to all Indians, but not smart cards.[2] The authority will