Modi led Indian Government saved $9 billion after Aadhar implementation: Nandan Nilekani, Infosys Co-founder
Nandan Nilekani, the co-founder and former CEO of Infosys said, the Indian government's Aadhaar card scheme, which has enrolled more than 1 billion people, has helped the exchequer save about USD 9 billion by eliminating fraud in beneficiary lists".
The Aadhar card is a biometric identification obtained by residents of India. The program was launched by the previous UPA government under former PM Manmohan Singh and now supported by the current Narendra Modi led Government.
It has really been a bipartisan thing, Nilekani said while participating in a World Bank panel discussion on Digital Economy for Development yesterday.
He said that it is easier for the developing countries to leapfrog by building a right digital infrastructure.
Aadhaar now has more than a billion people re...