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Aadhaar: Uniquely Indian Dystopia?

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  • Khera, Reetika

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On 28 January 2009, the Government of India constituted the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) through a Gazette notification. The main aim was to "generate and assign UID to residents", where UID refers to "Unique Identity". The brand name "Aadhaar" (meaning "foundation" in some Indian languages) and a logo followed. The Aadhaar project came to be seen as one of the flagship schemes of the second United Progressive Alliance (UPA-2) government (2009-2014).

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  • Khera, Reetika, 2019. "Aadhaar: Uniquely Indian Dystopia?," economic sociology. perspectives and conversations, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, vol. 21(1), pages 4-12.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:econso:223107
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