Monday, August 22, 2005

[India] Preparations on for issuing national identity cards / The Hindu, 22 Aug 2005

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/08/22/stories/2005082202440500.htm
"EVERY Indian national will now have to carry a national ID card. For security reasons, the Centre plans to allocate national ID cards with a pilot project of three million cards being rolled out in the next few months. Labelled the National Citizen Card, the pilot project has been approved by the Home Ministry and the Union Cabinet. The prototype of the Citizen Card has been designed by the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. "