While most Indian expatriates in the UAE have obtained their UAE national
identity cards, they are confused about how expatriates can get themselves
enrolled in a similar national ID project back home.
Under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani, former Infosys CEO, the Unique Identification Authority of India plans to enroll the country’s 1.2 billion people to enable them to obtain the ‘Aadhar’ card with which will help them to avail of many government services.
NRIs are also worried about their inclusion in the Aadhar scheme because they fear that once included the Indian government plans to bring them under the tax net.
The Aadhar project aims is to issue every Indian resident a unique identification number linked to the resident's demographic and biometric information.
The card holders can use the Aadhar card to identify themselves anywhere in India and to obtain government services. The number (referred to until now as the 'UID') has been named ‘Aadhar’, which translates as 'foundation', or 'support'. While families of expatriates who live in India are getting enrolled for the Aadhaar cards, the status of non-resident Indians is still not clear.
Indian Ambassador to the UAE M K Lokesh said there is no need to worry as NRIs are yet to be covered under the Aadhar system.
“The national id project is going ahead smoothly in India. The authority has already registered 200 million people. Nandan Nilankani told me recently that every month they are enrolling two million people in the Aadhar scheme. Despite criticism from various corners about waste of money, the Aadhar project is going ahead. Iris cameras, fingerprint scanners, face camera and other certified biometric devices are used in the process. This will be one identity card which will open the gateway to many government services.
Under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani, former Infosys CEO, the Unique Identification Authority of India plans to enroll the country’s 1.2 billion people to enable them to obtain the ‘Aadhar’ card with which will help them to avail of many government services.
NRIs are also worried about their inclusion in the Aadhar scheme because they fear that once included the Indian government plans to bring them under the tax net.
The Aadhar project aims is to issue every Indian resident a unique identification number linked to the resident's demographic and biometric information.
The card holders can use the Aadhar card to identify themselves anywhere in India and to obtain government services. The number (referred to until now as the 'UID') has been named ‘Aadhar’, which translates as 'foundation', or 'support'. While families of expatriates who live in India are getting enrolled for the Aadhaar cards, the status of non-resident Indians is still not clear.
Indian Ambassador to the UAE M K Lokesh said there is no need to worry as NRIs are yet to be covered under the Aadhar system.
“The national id project is going ahead smoothly in India. The authority has already registered 200 million people. Nandan Nilankani told me recently that every month they are enrolling two million people in the Aadhar scheme. Despite criticism from various corners about waste of money, the Aadhar project is going ahead. Iris cameras, fingerprint scanners, face camera and other certified biometric devices are used in the process. This will be one identity card which will open the gateway to many government services.
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