India’s audacious push to bring and Romantic comedy Archivesmake use of Aadhaar, the world’s largest biometrics database, was one of the highlights at the annual financial budget unveiled in the country today.
SEE ALSO: Inside India's plan to substitute cash with its citizen's fingerprintsFinance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that senior citizens in the country will soon get Aadhaar-based smart cards. These cards would feature their health and other information, Jaitley added. The government will first run a pilot project in 15 districts during the 2017-18 fiscal year.
Aadhaar is a biometrics-backed (fingerprint, iris, or facial features) national ID system that the government is positioning as a solution to bring its 1.3 billion people to the digital age. Over one billion people and 99% of the country's adult population are already enrolled in the system.
One of the biggest applications of Aadhaar so far has been seen in Unified Payment Interface, an effort by the government to make digital exchange of money as simple as sending a text message.
And it’s working. The government as well as different financial institutions are now allowing people to avail financial services using their phone number, doing away with the need of going to banks and wasting tons of paper. On the sidelines,
Jaitley also announced that government's recently launched BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) app will be able to send money using the 12-digit Aadhaar number at places where Aadhaar-based payment is supported.
However, the government’s aggressive push in making Aadhaar ubiquitous has also ignited debates at times. Some have expressed their concerns and puzzlement over inclusion of Aadhaar in everything, asking if it is necessary and helpful. Jaitley's today announcement is getting the same treatment.
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