SL Rao writes in support of Aadhar

January 23, 2012 12:02

That India's Aadhar project, the world's largest UID project, is mired in difficulty with the home ministry raising objections, is well known.

SL Rao, former director general of National Council for Applied Economic Research, writes in The Telegraph, Calcutta, that while it is consumed in turf wars, the interests of the country, the aim of reaching social benefits to the maximum number and reducing bureaucratic theft of such benefits, demand that the UID complete its job in the time-frame it has set.

Read his argument here.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Rural FMCG growth overtakes urban after 5 quarters

India's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector witnessed growth in rural consumption in volume terms outpace urban consumption for the first time in five quarters, in the January-March period. According to a report from consumer...

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine globally: Report

Pharma giant AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is being withdrawn worldwide after the company acknowledged for the first time in court documents that it can cause a rare and dangerous side effect, according to a report in the British...

Molestation case: Guv won't show CCTV footage to Mamata, police but ....

Following the allegation, the police requested the Raj Bhavan to share the CCTV footage concerned.

Can West Indies win T20 World Cup?

'I think West Indies have to make sure to look after Shamar Joseph. Keep him injury-free for longevity.'

Pitroda remarks: Modi dares Stalin to snap ties with Congress over Tamil pride

He asked if DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, "who speaks of Tamil culture, such a serious allegation has been made--will DMK snap ties with Congress, for Tamil pride and the Tamil people."