Ernest & Young to prepare DPR on use of UID in various govt programs

GANGTOK, 23 July: DESM&E which is the project implementer for the UID project in Sikkim held a workshop on 20 July to discuss the use of Aadhaar numbers in various government programs and projects. The department has appointed a multinational consultant, Ernest & Young, to prepare a detailed project report for using Aadhaar numbers in various schemes of the government, informs a DESM&E release. 
The government has already notified the use of Aadhaar numbers in all people-oriented services and projects. The workshop was held to get the feedback of various departments on using Aadhaar numbers in their schemes, the release mentions. Twenty eight departments participated in the workshop where the consultant informed them about the study they had conducted on all departments and their findings of their study.
Various opinions were given by the participants and matters were discussed in detail.  DESM&E has already finished the first phase of enrollment where more than 80% of the citizens were enrolled while the second phase of enrollment is expected to begin next month.
The department is now preparing to implement the report being prepared by the consultant which is aimed to improve the delivery and authentication of people based schemes in the state. Use of Aadhaar numbers in programs will dramatically improve the delivery and authentication which will lead to better services and prevent leakages, the release expresses.
The UID Authority of India as already sanctioned some funds to DESM&E to implement Aadhaar based services in the state and DESM&E will implement several Aadhaar based schemes within this financial year itself.