Manmohan to launch UID scheme on Sept. 29

• The ambitious scheme,Aadhaar of providing unique identity number to the citizens of the country will get off on September 29
• It is planned that the number will be given to 100 million people by the end of the current financial year and cover around 600 million Indians by 2014.
• The number is aimed at ensuring that the citizens get more efficient access to national schemes such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the public distribution system and a range of other services including banking for the poor.
• Being Overseen by the Unique Identity Development Authority of India (UIDAI), set up in June 2009 and is headed by Infosys Technologies Ltd co—founder Nandan Nilekani.