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Aadhaar: Gender, Identity and Development
Kelkar, Govind, Nathan, Dev, Revathi, E., Gupta, Swati Sain
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
In 2006, the Government of India promoted Aadhaar, a biometric identification system, which has now reached 650 million people. The aim of the scheme was to establish a biometric registry to provide a unique identity to all individuals, women and men, in the country. It was expected that this biometric identity would help poor women and men establish their identities so as to access various benefits provided by the government. In conjunction with frugally engineered mini-ATMs (automated teller machines), it was expected to promote financial inclusion. The book looks at the gender dimension of Aadhaar, studying the (current and potential) ... Read more
In 2006, the Government of India promoted Aadhaar, a biometric identification system, which has now reached 650 million people. The aim of the scheme was to establish a biometric registry to provide a unique identity to all individuals, women and men, in the country. It was expected that this biometric identity would help poor women and men establish their identities so as to access various benefits provided by the government. In conjunction with frugally engineered mini-ATMs (automated teller machines), it was expected to promote financial inclusion. The book looks at the gender dimension of Aadhaar, studying the (current and potential) ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academic Foundation
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Ghaziabad, India
ISBN
9789332701687
SKU
V9789332701687
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About Kelkar, Govind, Nathan, Dev, Revathi, E., Gupta, Swati Sain
Govind Kelkar is a senior advisor to Landesa, India. She formerly headed Women's Economic Empowerment Unit at UN Women, South Asia Office, New Delhi. She has authored and co-authored 12 books, 48 research papers, and has been a founder-editor of Gender, Technology and Development Journal. Dev Nathan is professor at the Institute for Human Development, Delhi, India and Visiting ... Read more
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