No way of choosing UID numbers: Nilekani
Bangalore,
Nov
14:
Nandan
Nilekani,
Chairman
of
Unique
Identification
Authority
of
India
(UIDAI)
has
made
it
clear
that
the
16-digit
Unique
Identification
(UID)
number
will
be
randomly
selected
by
computer
and
there
is
no
way
one
can
change
it.
"No special number. Take the number you get. Number will be numeric; it will be 16-digit number" he said in response to a question on selection of numbers out of superstition BangaloreIT.Biz 2009 conference.
UID will be handed over to 600 million people by the end of 2014 while the processing of the 16-digit UID number will begin within 12 to 18 months.
OneIndia News
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Story first published: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 13:35 [IST]