[Reader-list] Nilekani finds oil firms' data handy in creating ID cards- 145

[Taha Mehmood]

Dear All

If this news report is correct, then, I think, we are witnessing, the
great Indian ingenuity at work.

Sample this-

'Nilekani, who is yet to officially take over, met Petroleum Minister
Murli Deora today and saw synergy in the huge data base available with
the public sector oil companies that service 110 million LPG customers
and have vast information on BPL families buying PDS kerosene.'

And this-

'The authority may also use the data of PAN card applicants available
with the Income Tax Department for the initial build-up of a resource
base.'

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I think one can now safely deduce, if the news report is correct, that
surely not a single illegal immigrant in India do not have any access
to either a PAN card or LPG connection and therefore how marvelous it
would be to just copy and paste this data onto a national database.

In this manner, are we asked to believe that,  the efficiency of such
an exercise will  increase tremendously?

Is this the big idea to distribute 1.5 lakh crores swiftly and with a
definite sense of purpose?

Regards

Taha






We all know how reliable and authentic these databases are


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Nilekani-finds-oil-firms-data-handy-in-creating-ID-cards/articleshow/4777077.cms

Nilekani finds oil firms' data handy in creating ID cards
14 Jul 2009, 1933 hrs IST, PTI

NEW DELHI: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique
Identification Authority will utilise the existing data available with
government
Nandan Nilekani
departments such as Income Tax and state fuel retailers for rolling
out the unique identification cards for the country's citizens.

Nilekani, who is yet to officially take over, met Petroleum Minister
Murli Deora today and saw synergy in the huge data base available with
the public sector oil companies that service 110 million LPG customers
and have vast information on BPL families buying PDS kerosene.

"We will cooperative very closely with the Petroleum Ministry," he
told reporters after the one-hour long meeting. Deora said the huge
database of petroleum products such as LPG customers with oil
marketing companies will be useful in covering a large part of the
population.

Nilekani said the oil sector data of LPG consumers is a huge
attraction and resouce towards accomplishing the task in his hand.

The authority may also use the data of PAN card applicants available
with the Income Tax Department for the initial build-up of a resource
base.

Nilekani said the unique identification number to each individual
resident will take sometime. He refused to fix a timeframe for the
roll out. "I have yet to takeover please give me some time."

Asked if the unique IDs could also be in future used to sell
subsidised domestic LPG and kerosene, he said the concept would have
to be deliberated at length. "This is just a preliminary meeting."

Synchronisation of data, standardization of biometric information and
the technology would go a long way to service the purpose of the
authority and oil sector.

The identification of the customers will help in better targeting the
subsidised products.

Deora said the Petroleum Ministry has decided to soon launch a pilot
project in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad and a few village for issuing
smart cards to consumers of PDS kerosene and domestic LPG. The
experience of the pilot project would be shared with the authority.

The ministry would also utilize the expertise of the personnel with
the authority in further expansion of the programme.