India's ambitious biométrie identity documents project, Aadhaar, was portrayed as one that
would enhance India's welfare efforts by promoting inclusion and reducing corruption. From …

Aadhaar-based biometric authentication is now compulsory for most users of the public
distribution system in Jharkhand. Based on a recent household survey, this paper examines …

The article investigates the privacy and security issues of Aadhaar from a technology point of
view. Specifically, the possibilities of identification and authentication without consent using …

The deployment of digital technologies in public-service delivery has always been premised
on the expectations of transparency, efficiency, and accountability (Sapru and Sapru 2014 …

Background The PDS in India has witnessed several technology-enabled performance
improvement initiatives over the last decade. Typically driven by the state governments …

This article is an exploratory study into the implementation of Aadhaar-based biometric
authentication (ABBA) in fair price shops in Ranchi district. In August 2016, only 52 per cent …

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 …

The two volumes IFIP AICT 551 and 552 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 15th IFIP
WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing …

In this note, we explore the relationship between digital biometric ID systems and social
exclusion by understanding the user of experiences of the Public Distribution System (PDS) …

Despite an apparent alignment with global development goals focused on providing legal
identity, India's digital and biometric based Aadhaar system continues to struggle in …