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Some have managed to beat the so-called unbeatable Unique Identification (UID) system and got fake Aadhaar numbers generated raising security concerns over UPA's new UID based governance model.
Nandan Nilekani led Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has cancelled 3.84 lakh Aadhaar numbers of the total 4.10 lakh generated under the biometric exception clause. The Aadhaar agencies are allowed to enroll people without proper finger-prints or iris under the biometric exception clause. In this, the agencies are required to provide photographs of the non-existent biometrics along with demographic details of the enrollers.
The biometric exception was incorporated to make Aadhaar truly inclusive identification generation process as there was highly level of exclusion in other systems such as ration cards. But, the agencies exploited the clause to make some pass money as for each successful enrollment and generation of Aadhaar number, the agency got Rs. 50.
It was business as usual for UIDAI till a large number of Aadhaar letters in Andhra Pradesh remained undelivered. "Most of the 45,000 undelivered Aadhaar letters in Andhra were under the exception clause. It hinted that something was wrong," a senior UIDAI official said. Further scrutiny revealed that of 48.80 lakh Aadhaar generated in Andhra, 2.30 lakh were false and were subsequently cancelled.
Nandan Nilekani led Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has cancelled 3.84 lakh Aadhaar numbers of the total 4.10 lakh generated under the biometric exception clause. The Aadhaar agencies are allowed to enroll people without proper finger-prints or iris under the biometric exception clause. In this, the agencies are required to provide photographs of the non-existent biometrics along with demographic details of the enrollers.
The biometric exception was incorporated to make Aadhaar truly inclusive identification generation process as there was highly level of exclusion in other systems such as ration cards. But, the agencies exploited the clause to make some pass money as for each successful enrollment and generation of Aadhaar number, the agency got Rs. 50.
It was business as usual for UIDAI till a large number of Aadhaar letters in Andhra Pradesh remained undelivered. "Most of the 45,000 undelivered Aadhaar letters in Andhra were under the exception clause. It hinted that something was wrong," a senior UIDAI official said. Further scrutiny revealed that of 48.80 lakh Aadhaar generated in Andhra, 2.30 lakh were false and were subsequently cancelled.