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15 Years Of Aadhaar: Achievements And Challenges For The World's Largest Biometric ID System

Since the project was launched in September of 2009, Aadhaar has covered nearly 1.43 billio citizens making it the world's largest biometric ID system.

By Ramesh Kotnana

On July 9, 2009, at his Infosys farewell, Nandan Nilekani said, “My only identity is Infosys. I leave to lead a program that gives identity to every Indian.” Fulfilling that vision, he spearheaded the Aadhaar project, creating the world’s largest biometric database. From issuing a set of ID cards to citizens of a village in Maharashtra in September 2010, to reaching nearly 1.43 billion Aadhaar numbers, its achievements are monumental over the last 15 years. Its scale and impact have been recognis

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