Indian National Identity Program Tops One Billion Enrollees
Volume 5
June 2016 Edition
Indian National Identity Program Tops One Billion Enrollees
Iris ID technology has been involved in program since its 2010
IrisAccess ® is the world ’ s leading deployed iris recognition platform and in thousands of locations authenticating the identities of millions and millions of persons .
Using iris-recognition biometric technology , India ’ s Unique Identification Authority ( UIDAI ) has registered in excess of one billion citizens in a national identity program . Iris ID , a leading provider of iris biometric technology , has been involved in the program since its inception in 2010 . From the beginning , Iris ID provided technology advice to the UIDAI technical committee on the benefits and usability of iris technology . Iris ID participated in the initial pilot project and helped the UIDAI organization to set iris technology standards . The registrations , creating what are known as Aadhaar numbers , now cover 93 percent of all Indian adults . Aadhaar numbers are used throughout India to apply for employment , receive social services , obtain drivers licenses and passports , access bank accounts and many other daily activities – making this the largest online digital identity platform in the world . The UIDAI daily authenticates more than 4 million transactions . inception .
Mohammed Murad , vice president , global development and sales for Iris ID , commended the UIDAI for completing registrations equal in number to about 16 percent of the world ’ s entire population . He said an iris-based solution played a significant role increasing the program ’ s accuracy . UIDAI has been utilizing Iris ID matching technologies and several thousand iris capture devices . “ Iris-based systems have reduced the failure to enroll to 0.14 percent of citizens ,” said Murad . “ The anticipated failure-to-enroll rate for other biometrics is more than 35 times higher for this demographic . This helped avoid a serious situation of under enrollment .”
Mohammed Murad , vice president , global development and sales for Iris ID
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