Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

More than 10 million smart cards issued to poor in India

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

India has issued more than 10 million smart cards to families below the poverty line, according to iGovernment.com. The project, started in April 2008, is designed to cover the cost of health care for poor families of five persons up to a cost of $660.

Minister for Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge boasts the project is the largest effort ever to use information technology tools in rural areas.

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