Aadhaar: Gender, Identity and Development
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9789332701687
Length
110p., Illustrations; 24cm.
Subjects
In 2006, the Government of India promoted Aadhaar, a biometric identification system, which has now reached 650 million people. The aim of the scheme was to establish a biometric registry to provide a unique identity to all individuals, women and men, in the country. It was expected that this biometric identity would help poor women and men establish their identities so as to access various benefits provided by the government. In conjunction with frugally ...