[Reader-list] Do we really want a National Identity Card in India?

Taha Mehmood 2tahamehmood at googlemail.com
Wed Nov 12 11:30:34 IST 2008


Dear all,

This is to let you know that the GOI has sanctioned 300 crores for preparing
a national population register. This amount is however the tip of the
iceberg. As the actual cost of the National ID complete with a digital smart
card and other backup infrastructure will cost a huge amount of money. NXP
or Next Experience a company which is wholly owned by Phillips has opened
its shop in India anticipating major tenders.

Regards

Taha



http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=oct2208/at01


*Rs 300 cr for national population register*
Spl correspondent
 NEW DELHI, Oct 21 – Following reports of illegal migrants trying to enrol
themselves as Indian citizens, the Centre is mulling a National Population
Register (NPR). Planning Commission has sanctioned Rs 300 crore for the
Project in the 11th plan. The Centre has, meanwhile, completed the pilot
project on Multi-purpose national identity cards (MNIC) in March. The
Government has distributed 12 lakh identity cards in the selected areas in
12 States including border districts of Assam and Tripura. MNIC centre would
remain functional till March 2009 for maintenance and up dating of the
database and issuing identity cards.

Minister of State for Home Affairs, Dr Shakeel Ahmed said that there is a
proposal to create National Population Register (NPR) by collecting
information on specified items of each resident along with population
enumeration at the time of next decennial Census in 2011.

The preparatory work for NPR has been initiated, Dr Ahmed said.

Solution to the vexed foreigners problem of Assam is now tied up with up
dating of the National Register of Citizens. The modalities for updating the
NRC are currently pending clearance of the Home Ministry.

The Government of India has, meanwhile, sanctioned construction of 3407 km
of fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border, out of which 2627 km, (77 per
cent), has been completed and the remaining work is scheduled to be
completed by March, 2010, Selvi said.

The BSF has apprehended 21,399 illegal infiltrators since 2005 on the
Indo-Bangladesh border, the Minister added.


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