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A MoU was signed between Indira Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU) and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIADI) for
implementation of the Unique Identification Numbers (UID) project.
According to the MoU, IGNOU will collaborate with the UIADI in
conduction proof of concept (POC) studies; the university will also be
a pilot to test the working of the technology and process of enrolment
into the UID database and subsequently full roll-out of the UID
project. The MOU was signed between UIADI chairman Nandan Nilekani and
IGNOU vice-chancellor VN Rajasekharan Pillai.

It was also mentioned that IGNOU will do all that is necessary and
required in order to effectively complete the POCs and pilots, and
follow the criteria and process for appointment of enrolling agencies
prescribed by the UIADI. Unique identification project was initially
conceived by the Planning Commission as an initiative that would
provide identification for each resident across the country and would
be used primarily as the basis for efficient delivery of welfare
services. It would also act as a tool for effective monitoring of
various programs and schemes of the Government.


Source: Techatedu