Two very interesting recent pieces on the Unique Identification Scheme (UID). The first, by Ravi Shukla, appeared in the Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) about two weeks ago; available here. The second, by Sudhir Krishnaswamy, has appeared in the present issue of the India in Transition Series by the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsalvanyia; available here.
Citizenship & Unique Identity Numbers
Further reading
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thanks for this. usha ramanathan's piece in the IE may also interest you.
Had a post on my blog on UID recently. Their need to embellish their task with mottos & symbols felt a little queer to me..I suppose that is the way things are always done.
http://dinesh-aditya.blogspot.com/2010/04/governments-algebra-symbol-for-number.html