UIDAI to set up data centre in Manesar

If everything goes well, Manesar in Haryana would be the data centre for Union government’s ambitious project — Aadhaar card or UID card.

Already, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation has allotted five acres of land for the project. Very soon the foundation stone would be laid for the data centre, said Keshni Anand Arora, deputy director general, regional office, Chandigarh.

Currently, Aadhaar has its data centre in Bangalore. A total of 38,400,000 of Aadhaar numbers have been generated in the country and 100 million enrolments have been made.

Aadhaar is a 12-digit individual identification number that will serve as a proof of identity and address anywhere in India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was been created, with the mandate of providing a unique identity a year ago to all residents of tghe country.

The UIDAI’s mandate is to issue every resident a unique identification number linked to the resident’s demographic and biometric information, which they can use to identify themselves anywhere in India, and to access a host of benefits and services.

Last year, on September 29, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had handed over the first Aadhaar number to Ranjana Sonawane at Tembhli village in district Nandurbar of Maharashtra.