Debating nandan nilekanis aadhaar claims the quint. From 2009, when nilekani first began working on the aadhaar, to now, the system has amassed over 1. The idea of a renewed nation by software entrepreneur nandan nilekani comes through with genuine insights. May 19, 20 nandan nilekani, the visionary cofounder of outsourcing pioneer infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether india can continue its recent breakneck progress. Apr 26, 2017 former chairman of uidai, nandan nilekani, talks to bloombergquints meneka doshi about the various security and privacy concerns surrounding aadhar. Former chairman of uidai, nandan nilekani, talks to bloombergquints meneka doshi about the various security and privacy concerns surrounding aadhar. Nandan nilekani is himself an example of how not to be. Words of wisdom from the aadhaar man, nandan nilekani.
The chairman of indias unique identification authority describes the effort to assign digital identification numbers to half a billion of the countrys citizens by. Aadhaar architect nandan nilekani says all issues around aadhaar have now been settled with the parliament passing amendment bill and the supreme court upholding its constitutional validity. Nandan nilekani saying aadhaar can be used to sell data is very worrying infosys cofounders latest statement is akin to suggesting indians can sell someone elses kidney without the persons. He left infosys in 2008 to build the largest database that the world has ever known. Nandan nilekani, the first chairman of the unique identification authority of india uidai, and considered one of the chief architects of aadhaar, says the nda governments aadhaar bill has enough safeguards and this is. But the thing is when you introduce someone we record the aadhaar number of the introducer, so we know who introduced him.
Most recently, nandan has cofounded and is the chairman of ekstep, a notfor profit effort to create a learner centric, technology based platform to improve basic literacy and numeracy for. All we have to show for the hundreds of thousands of crore spent on aadhar is a congress ticket for nilekani yashwant sinha. But when you are doing a change programme of this magnitude, which affects a billion people, we are bringing in a whole new technology and charting into uncharted territories in terms of reach and scale, there are bound to be different points of view. Nandan nilekani, uidai nilekani executed the aadhaar project, an attempt to create a biometric database of the entire population of india. Bloomberg quint is a multiplatform, indian business and financial news company. Nandan nilekani returns to lend aadhar to infosys business news. How nandan nilekani took aadhaar past the tipping point despite the supreme courts recent strictures on aadhaar, nilekani has ensured that the scheme is now too big and too widely used to be. This is what happened when nandan nilekani accidentally. Nandan nilekani responds to security and privacy questions being raised about aadhaar. When seeding and authentication are done properly, the success rate is over 95 per cent. Nandan nilekani shares story of aadhar card in book. Nilekani, who left infosys in 2009, was brought back in 2017 after a boardroom shakeup at. Know about how to apply, download and update aadhaar card.
Sure, obviously i did not know about the contours about what would be the situation. Defending aadhaar, the infosys co founder said it never collected data on individual. The aadhar card is a biometric identification obtained by residents of india. We can easily get the aadhar card form from the aadhar card centers or to add to your convenience, you can download the aadhar card form online through this small section of ours which will facilitate you to get the aadhar card form, print it and utilize it while you. Here is an excerpt that looks at how a thirtyminute meeting between nandan nilekani and prime minister modi resurrected the aadhaar. Nandan nilekani has a billion likes in india, whats next for. Nandan nilekani, the cofounder and former ceo of infosys said, the indian governments aadhaar card scheme, which has enrolled more than 1 billion people, has helped the exchequer save about usd 9 billion by eliminating fraud in beneficiary lists.
Mar 17, 2014 as per the sources, by december 20, over 500 million uid cards were issued to the country residents by the uidai. The making of indias biometric aadhaar id program roland berger. Eight years after he left the role of cochairman, 62year old nandan mohan nilekani is returning to infosys ltd as its nonexecutive. A string of critical commentary and analysis of the aadhaar system led its creator and former unique identification authority of india uidai chief nandan nilekani to defend the project, which. A true role model in every sense of the word, nandan nilekani is a person with humble beginnings and now is one of the most admired and aspirational idols of the country. Nilekani said he has submitted his resignation to prime minister manmohan singh. This is useless at the scale in which aadhaar is implemented. Nandan nilekani is the cofounder of tech giant infosys and its nonexecutive chairman since august 2017. Aug 24, 2017 nandan nilekani returns to lend aadhar to infosys. Apr 29, 2017 bloomberg quint is a multiplatform, indian business and financial news company. As per the sources, by december 20, over 500 million uid cards were issued to the country residents by the uidai. Nilekani served as the ceo of infosys from 2002 to 2007, when he relinquished his position to his colleague kris gopalakrishnan. In fact, this the bill on privacy is stronger than the original bill. Nothing wrong in making aadhaar mandatory for pan, it return.
This is the official page of nandan nilekani, the former chairman of the unique identification authority of india. Nandan nilekani is known as the brain behind adhaar more than his contribution to the indian it industry. Oct, 2017 former uidai chiarman nandan nilekani on thursday said that indias unique identity project aadhaar has helped the public exchequer save about usd 9 billion by eliminating frauds in the. Former unique identification authority of india uidai chairman nandan nilekani said there was an orchestrated campaign to malign aadhaar. Aadhar news aadhaar card aadhaar card aadhaar card.
And the most important thing that you must recognize, is that this system makes sure that there are no duplicates, so a person can enroll in this system only once, and that is really the best system we can. Nandans resignation brings fate of aadhar in danger. A response to nandan nilekani on aadhaar updated medianama. We can easily get the aadhar card form from the aadhar card centers or to add to your convenience, you can download the aadhar card form online through this small section of ours which will facilitate you to get the aadhar card form, print it and utilize it while you visit the aadhar center for the enrollment purpose. How nandan nilekani rolled out the authentication process that gave india its first standardized id card. An offer that nandan nilekani couldnt refuse it was the mega identification project that had prompted nilekani to leave infosys after 28 years in 2009 to try his hand at bureaucracy. Govt summons nandan nilekani over persisting gstn glitches.
On 23 june nandan nilekani, the cofounder of infosys, was appointed by the. Nandanayana the many faces of nandan nilekani aadhaar fail. The aadhaar id always was meant to be a platform and, obviously, reducing wastage and fraud in benefits was a key part of that. Nilekani argues that the aadhaar number was the only way to make government spending on welfare more efficient. He was reacting to filing of an fir on a newspaper. Nilekanis old aadhaar tweet the first relates to the report by buzzfeed news that the creator of aadhaar, and the head of uidai from 2009 to 2014, nandan nilekani, himself had tweeted out his. It was hailed as the biggest social project on the planet. He was reacting to filing of an fir on the tribune newspaper report relating to aadhaar data breach. They developed aadhaar, which is an indian biometric id system, a database, which contains. From 1 june, prime minister modi had set a scorching pace in. The book talks about his vision to deliver a unique identification number for each indian, and how he started building his team comprising of the best in industry and some government experts even before the formal approval from the. Infosys cofounder and former unique identification authority of india chairman nandan nilekani monday said aadhaar did not qualify as a tool for surveillance and privacy and it was just an id.
Nandan nilekani nandan nilekani the brain behind the unique identification authority of india uidai has defended aadhaar in. Jul 24, 2017 here is an excerpt that looks at how a thirtyminute meeting between nandan nilekani and prime minister modi resurrected the aadhaar. After the exit of vishal sikka, nilekani was appointed as nonexecutive chairman of the. May 01, 2014 this video, part of the keynote address by mr. Nandan nilekani is infosys technologies cofounder and former chairman of unique identification authority of india uidai. While the supreme court is yet to announce its verdict on the constitutionality of aadhaar, former uidai chairman and an advocate of aadhaar, nandan nilekani has come out and said that it should not be made mandatory. Nilekani, a household name in india, is a wouldbe reformer, and his book may well light a crackling fire under the countrys aspirations to greatness. Former unique identification authority of india chairman nandan nilekani said there was an orchestrated campaign to malign aadhaar. In a strange case of conflict of interests, nandan nilekani, the it czar, is either heading or part of a committee or group that is turning the voluntary uid number or aadhaar of residents as mandatory for citizens to access several services and benefits from the government.
Former uidai chiarman nandan nilekani on thursday said that indias unique identity project aadhaar has helped the public exchequer save about usd 9 billion by eliminating frauds in the. Nandan nilekani saying aadhaar can be used to sell data is. Talking exclusively to et now, nilekani said, sc has said private entities cannot use aadhaar. Apr 22, 2019 infosys cofounder and former unique identification authority of india chairman nandan nilekani monday said aadhaar did not qualify as a tool for surveillance and privacy and it was just an id. Aadhaar card how to apply, download and update aadhaar card. Nandan nilekani is part of every committee and group that is. Nandan nilekani, the visionary cofounder of outsourcing pioneer infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether india can continue its recent breakneck progress. Nandan nilekani born 2 june 1955 is an indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat, and politician. Nandan nilekani, the first chairman of the unique identification authority of india uidai, and considered one of the chief architects of aadhaar, says the nda governments aadhaar bill has enough safeguards and this is probably the most stringent law on privacy till date in india. Nandan nilekani he was the founding chairman of the unique identification authority of india uidai in the rank of a cabinet minister from 2009 2014. Would you believe if we tell you the man who helped create indias unique biometric identity program aadhaar, had tweeted his id three years ago. Nilekani s old aadhaar tweet the first relates to the report by buzzfeed news that the creator of aadhaar, and the head of uidai from 2009 to 2014, nandan nilekani, himself had tweeted out his.