Dinesh Shah wrote:
>
On 9/12/06, jtd wrote:
> Who are the issuers?
2) Passport - an upmarket version of the above
Very few have this document and it's costly and time consuming to acquire.
That is why it is still considered a valid proof of id by many Govt.
and private organizations. PAN number is only an extension for economic
data records. The details that we have to furnish to get a passport and
the police verification are quite ok, except that we still have no
system to verify the person's biological id.
So instead of starting from scratch, why not build a layer over the
passport system that already has international validity, and have the
passport authority as the National records keeper with properly defined
responsibilities. That will save a lot of trouble. Passport has not
spread due to its nature of being necessary for foreign travel only. If
we make it compulsory for all, every one will be within range. The cost
of procuring a passport is high because right now the persons who need
it are going to be 'foreign returned'. That can change and the cost can
be subsidized for poor people. I don't recollect but how much does it
cost to get a PAN number?
Regards,
Rony.
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