Graduates can do internship with UIDAI: Nilekani
By Sudarshan Kumar
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Graduates can do internship with UIDAI: Nilekani
Bangalore: Taking one step ahead to help young graduates gain the industry experience, Nandan Nilekani has started internship program for these graduates in UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India). UIDAI was formed in 2009 by Indian Government to provide unique identification code to every Indian citizen. Graduates just have to post their resume to the email address mentioned on UID website. Nilekani is all set to roll out first batch of the Unique Identification (UID) number by August 2010 and second set by February 2011. Speaking at TechVista, Microsoft's annual research symposium Nilikani, Chairman of Unique Identification of Authority said, "Taking first step towards making unique identification number (UID) available to every citizen of India, we are all set to launch first set of UID August 2010." He also said that UID plans to cover 600 million people in next five years. Describing the importance of UID, Nilekani said, "In a country of more than 1.2 billion people, our first aim is to make every citizen of the nation to participate in public services. There are more than 50 percent of populations of this country, who are unable to get benefits being offered by Government." To help in making Government benefits to reach right people at right time, Government plans to appoint a business correspondent in the village, where there is no any bank. These business correspondents will act like a low cost ATM for the villagers. Once any fund comes, villagers will be informed by the business correspondent, and they can come and collect their money by showing their identity (UID number). Government is also planning to collaborate with every government office to make sure that every citizen of this country gets UID number. For instance, if a person visits bank to deposit money, he will be asked his UID number, if he says that he is yet to register himself for UID, he will be asked to fill a form consisting required details for UID. Once he fills the form, his details can be inserted in UID database from bank itself. UID plans to appoint registrar, who will be visiting government offices to insert the details in UID database. If UID manages to achieve every citizen of this country being registered, India would be the first country to have any kind of Identity card for more than 1.2 billion people. Nilekani said, "It is big challenge for Government, as in India more than 50 percent of people don't have any type of identity card." Nilekani also asked industry to come ahead and help in making venture success.

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