| Ram Sewak Sharma appointed Director General of UIAD | ||
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New Delhi Government today appointed IAS officer Ram Sewak Sharma as the Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of Indiaheaded by Nandan Nilekani. Sharma, who is from the Jharkhand Cadre of the 1978 batch, would have the rank of an Additional Secretary. The AppointmentCommittee of Cabinet (ACC) has already approved Sharma's appointment. The government has formed the Unique Identification Authority ofIndia to provide an unique identity number to every citizen of the country. Nandan Nilekani, the former Co- Chairman of InfosysTechnologies, 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 PlanningCommission, is expected to roll out the first set of cards in the next 12-18 months. | ||||||||
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