-The Indian Express
The Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) has begun two-pilot projects that would allow public sector oil marketers to make LPG transfers as well as getting mobile connectivity easier and transparent for consumers, UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani said.
"We are running a pilot programme in Mysore using the Aadhar platform for giving LPG connections. One could get an LPG connection through the use of an Aadhar number. Similarly, in Hyderabad, this platform will be used in a pilot project to verify customer’s identity for getting a mobile phone connection,” he said.
On the sidelines of the Nasscom leadership summit here, Nilekani said UIDAI applications will benefit the common man and will improve public governance. “The UIDAI has successfully completed its mandate of rolling out Aadhar to 200 million people. We have been mandated by the Cabinet to roll out Aadhar cards for another 400 million. By 2014, we would have enrolled 600 million,” he said.