Description:

The UIDAI is based on the premise that the de-duplication would be the basis of the Aadhaar approach. This would be achieved by the use of biometrics and requires high technological intervention and success. To achieve this and to obtain the best possible inputs on biometric technology,a Biometrics Committee has been set up under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.K. Gairola, Director General of NIC. The Biometric Committee submitted its final report to the UIDAI on 7 January, 2010. The UIDAI has accepted the standards and best practices suggested by the committee for face, finger prints and iris. The UIDAI, after taking all relevant factors into consideration, has also decided that all three biometric attributes of residents viz. face, all ten fingerprints and both iris images will be collected during the enrolment process into the UIDAI system. The Office Memorandum from the UIDAI accepting the report is attached herewith.