Dear fellow citizen, Let me respond to your considered reply based on careful perusal of documents. I can share all the documents for your consideration. I will be happy to read those papers which form the basis of your inference. In the Draft Land Titling Bill too there is a reference to *Unique Property Identification Number*.
UID Number is linked to Islamabad based National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) that was established in March 2000 to provide integrated homeland security solutions in Pakistan. Earlier, it was established as National Database Organization (NDO), an attached department under the Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan in 1998. On 10 March, 2000, NDO & Directorate General of Registration (DGR) merged to form NADRA, an independent corporate body with requisite autonomy to operate independently and facilitate good governance. With the mandate of developing a system for re-registering 150 million citizens, NADRA launched the Multi-Biometric National Identity Card project developed in conformance with international security documentation issuance practices in the year 2000. The program replaced the paper based Personal Identity System of Pakistan that had been in use since 1971.*This year is also quite important. * To date over 96 Million citizens in Pakistan and abroad have utilized the system and its allied services to receive tamper resistant ISO standard Identification Documents. NADRA has developed solutions based on Biometrics and RFID technology and has the largest IT infrastructure in Pakistan with highly qualified technical and managerial resources enabling NADRA to provide customized solutions to any country. *Is there any development indicator that suggests that citizens or residents in Pakistan have benefited from UID version (Multi-Biometric National Identity Card project) there? * Senior officials of NADRA and UIDAI like Tariq Malik and Nandan Manohar Nilekani have been awarded by ID WORLD International Congress, the Global Summit on Automatic Identification in Milan, Italy which is sponsored by agencies like American Bank Notes Corporation and French biometric technology company . While UIDAI has been informing the residents, citizens, concerned government departments and the media that the UID Number scheme is voluntary, the ‘Legal Framework For Mandatory Electronic Delivery of Services’ of Union Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, refers to “UIDAI – UID based authentication for services” as an enabler, thus making it compulsory. Although the National Identification Authority of India Bill (NIAI), 2010 has not yet been passed by the Parliament, UIDAI has been functioning without legislative approval since January 2009. You say, "Anti social elements, naxalites, maoists, terrorists like Mumbai blast who are underground or on ground but doing anti national work" *My response: * “Strategic Vision on the UIDAI Project” was prepared and submitted to Processes Committee of the Planning Commission (set up in July 2006) by M/S Wipro Ltd (Consultant for the design phase and program management phase of the Pilot UIDAI project). *This Vision document is missing.* Another 15 page document of WIPRO’s titled *“Does India need a Unique Identity Number?” cited example of UK’s Identity Cards Act, 2006 on page 6 to advance the argument of UID Number in India.*NOW UK’s new Government has abandoned its National Identity Cards Scheme and has announced it in the British Parliament, the same legislature which passed India Independence Act, 1947. Is UK government and UK Parliament full of "*Anti social elements, naxalites, maoists, terrorists"?* You say, fear of being identified by UID need not apply for UID , as its danger to them and the organisations that they work. *My response:* In recent times, are you aware that the idea of Unique Identification (UID) Number originated in 1975, the controversial year to converge existing institutions. A “Homeland Security in India” underlines the connection between UID number and National Intelligence Grid (NAGRID). This document has been prepared by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) which has a membership of over 300,000 companies and KPMG, a transnational firm that operates in 140 countries which is affiliated to KPMG International, a Swiss agency. NATGRID Chief Capt. Raghu Raman, wishes to hand over *"internal security" *of the country to the *"commercial czars"* and recommends *"private territorial armies"* to safeguard *"corporate empires"*. Our Intelligence organisations are not accountable to the Parliament revealing this Intelligence Services (Powers and Regulation) Bill, 2011 has been introduced as a Private Member Bill by Manish Tiwari, Spokeserson of the Indian National Congress. Is it sufficient? Will UID database (CIDR) and NATGRID be under legislative scrutiny? Who is afraid of scrutiny in a context where corporate contributions to political parties is all set to be raised to 7.5% from the existing 5% of the average net profits during the three immediately preceding financial years? Let us first identify the donors of political organisations.* The UID Number is driven by these seemingly anonymous corporate donors. * You say "Rest can happily register without fear as it will help elements anti-nationals who do bomb blasts or hide identity or live with multiple identity need not apply." *My response:* I wish to draw your attention towards Nandan Manohar Nilekani's promotion of Hernando de Sotto's failed idea and book *'The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else*' through his own book *Imagining India* arguing that national ID system would be a big step for land markets to facilitate right to property and undoing of abolition of right to property in 1978 in order to bring down poverty!. Who is hiding the real motive of the UID Number? Let us take note of multiple identities of Nandan Manohar Nilekani, who is working in the rank of a Cabinet Minister without oath of constitution and secrecy. Cabinet Minister Nilekani's Boss, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Dr Manmohan Singh provides following multiple identities to him: 1) He is head of Technology Advisory Group on Unqiue Projects (TAGUP) that proposes "private company with public purpose" and with "profit making as the motive but not profit maximising". 2) He is head of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) which is functioning without legislative approval either at the centre or in the states and has signed contracts with US companies like L1 Identities Solution that works with US Intelligence agencies. 3) He is head of Committee on Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) technology for use on National Highways that proposes Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). 4) He is head of Inter-ministerial task force to streamline the subsidy distribution mechanism which recommends something which contrary to the provisions of the Draft Food Security Bill. 5) He is head of Government of India's IT Task Force for Power Sector recommends "Grid" despite Tenth Plan document revealing that there is 35-55 % loss in transmission and distribution of power. 6) He is member of National Knowledge Commission 7) He is member of Review Committee of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission 8) He is member of National Advisory Group on e-Governance 9) He is member of Subcommittee of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that dealt with issues related to insider trading 10) He is member of Reserve Bank of India's Advisory Group on corporate governance He has many more identities as a shareholder and as a former head of a corporation. Aren't we aware that UID Number is a component of the World Bank’s partnership with six multinational companies and two governments <http://www.devex.com/groups/88>that was announced by the World Bank in Washington. Do we really believe that World Bank works to promote our supreme national interest? It is also to draw your attention towards a Wikileaks cable that reveals how the US State department is interested in knowing about India’s Unique Identification program, a biometric database of the world’s largest democracy. The information sought by US authorities <http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2009/12/09STATE129198.html>is available on Wikileaks website. It also appears that UNDP’s “Innovation Support for Social Protection: Institutionalizing Conditional Cash Transfers“ as part of financial surveillance plan is also linked to it. Please do take cognizance of these facts and suggest how to respond to the concerns that emerge from them. thanks Gopal Krishna Member, Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL) Mb: 9818089660 E-mail: [email protected] On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 12:13 PM, kanika manglam<[email protected]> wrote: > Anti social elements, naxalites, maoists, terrorists like Mumbai blast who > are underground or on ground but doing anti national work > > fear of being identified by UID need not apply for UID , as its danger to > them and the organisations that they work. > > Rest can happily register without fear as it will help elements > antinationals who do bomb blasts or hide identity > > or live with multiple identity need not apply. > > regards > > Kanika > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:19:25 +0530 > Subject: Re: Press Release: Citizens Declaration Against UID Number > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > I have the similar question. I am working in Mumbai Municipal schools all > have offices of UID. The daily number of citizens registering for it is > increasing. > :-( > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > With deep regards > > कबीर/کبیر > > Phone: 00-91-93-26-403-367/00-91-98-19-983-367 > > email: kabi <[email protected]>[email protected] > > email: [email protected] > > > http://www.gandhifellowship.org > http://www.greenlightdhaba.org > http://www.iycn.in > ============================== > > ============================== > > > > On 12 July 2011 08:18, satheesh periyapatna<[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear Mr Gopal Krishna > > I have been one of the earliest signatories against the UID. And have > followed your campaign with a lot of admiration. > > I completely endorse and support your Boycott UID call. But how does one > operationalise it? Hyderabad, where I live, is one of the pilot cities for > implementation of Aadhar. Today there is a declaration that the UID is > compulsory for purchase of gas cylinders. There must be hundreds of > thousands of citizens who are aghast about the UID but will be compelled to > register simply because of their need for cooking gas. > > How do we go about this situation which has attained tones of urgency now. > Is there a legal intervention possible? to bring a stay on this decision of > the government and allow a court case to take place? Can yo please advise? > > warmly > > p v satheesh > Director > Deccan Development Soceity, Hyderabad > > On 9 July 2011 19:36, Gopal Krishna<[email protected]> wrote: > > *Press Release* > * > * > *Citizens Declaration Against UID Number* > > New Delhi, July 9, 2011: At a State level Consultation of Stakeholders > Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and Field sharings today at > Gandhi Peace Foundation on concerns and issues on UIDAI, Citizens Declration > Against UID/Aadhaar Number was adopted. The English and Hindi version of the > Declaration is attached along with the Statement of Concern and the agenda > of the meeting. There were discussions on assault on Individual liberty, > violation of privacy and civil liberties and the basic flaws in the > structure of UIDAI. The consulation was organised by Sahari Adhikar Manch > and Indo Global Social Services Society. > > The "Citizens Declaration Against UID Number" is given under: > > > *Citizens Declaration Against UID Number * > > New Delhi, 9th July 2011 > > > Taking cognisance of the Statement of Concern on Unique Identity (UID) > Number/ Aadhaar Number project and its inter-linkages with the proposed > legislations and institutional machinery issued by 17 eminent citizens led > by Justice V R Krishna Iyer, we reject this project; > > We demand immediate audit of the activities of the UID Authority of India > since its inception till date; > > We recommend to all the state governments, government departments and the > few NGOs that are already collaborating with the government, to boycott this > project with immediate effect; > > We understand this project to be against national interest, human rights > and natural resources. Therefore, we demand its abandonment; > > We apprise the fellow citizens and residents that the project does not have > any constitutional, legal or democratic basis. Therefore, we appeal to you > to boycott it. > > > For Details: Gopal Krishna, Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties, Mb: > 9818089660,[email protected], > Bipin Kumar Rai, [email protected],[email protected], Call at- > 09999046469, 011-45705037/38 > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
