New Delhi Government today appointed IAS officer Ram Sewak Sharma as the Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India headed by Nandan Nilekani. Sharma, who is from the Jharkhand Cadre of the 1978 batch, would have the rank of an Additional Secretary. The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has already approved Sharma's appointment. The government has formed the Unique Identification Authority of India to provide an unique identity number to every citizen of the country. Nandan Nilekani, the former Co-Chairman of Infosys Technologies, has already been appointed Chairman of the UIAD. Further, the government has earmarked Rs 120 crore for the project.UIDAI, an authority under the aegis of the Planning Commission, is expected to roll out the first set of cards in the next 12-18 months. | 
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