Aadhaar
A Biometric History of India's 12-Digit Revolution
$51.10
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2024
Summary
Aadhaar was born in July 2009, yoking modern technology and management expertise to political will. The biometric-based unique identification system, built by tech czar Nandan Nilekani and his team of innovators, was designed to enable subsidies and social spends reach their true destination, plug institutional corruption and save trillions of tax-rupees. In July 2017, Aadhaar is 1.15 billion identities and growing.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789356993143 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9356993149 |
| Author: | Shankkar Aiyar |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers India |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers India |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 140mm |
About The Author
Shankkar Aiyar
Shankkar Aiyar is a prominent India-based political economy analyst, columnist and author. His path-breaking book Accidental India fetched him acclaim as a public intellectual. A journalist for over three decades, Aiyar has covered every parliamentary election since 1984.
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