The Department of Post entered into a strategic joint venture with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for registration and distribution of unique identification (UID) cardsto Indian citizens.
"This is not a tactical, but a strategic partnership, where UIDAI will leverage the existing infrastructure of the DoP to reach out to the masses for providing UID," said UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani.
The Department of Post (DoP) has proposed to include one-and-a-half-lakh post officesfor this purpose initially. The UIDAI has floated a request for quotation to finalise the agencythat will set up and manage infrastructure for registration and distribution of UID cards at these post offices.The new partnership will boost the existing infrastructure of the UIDAI, which has over one million enrolment centres in nine states.The authority has installed about 5,000 biometric devices for collection of the biometric impressions of citizens, like fingerprint and retina scanners under this mission.
"These 5,000 biometric can collectively enroll 2.5 lakh people per day," Information Technology and Communications Minister Kapil Sibal, who was also present during the event, mentioned that the government sees UID as a critical initiative to achieve the goal of inclusive growth.
"We have an opportunity to usepost offices for inclusive growththrough this partnership. If we understand the road ahead, the post offices will be the centre for empowering people," pointed Sibal.
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