We as a country don't think too much of Identity cards and information security, is known for a fact but I did not think these things are treated with so much alacrity out here. Someone I know of and who is quite well-educated threw away her passport just because she never used it and it got expired! Another lady who is a teacher in a reputed school in Bangalore tore away her SSLC marks sheet as it had got a worn out and yet another person has two Electoral cards - one was issued in his popular nickname by how he was addressed by his friends and then he got another issued in his official legal name. These are real people who are well-educated and are holding respected positions in the society. Wonder how worse things could get if we go further into the hinterlands.
There are so many who hardly feel the need to apply & get a PAN card or even understand the importance of these legal identity proofs. And to prove my point, this was taken from one of the suburbs in Bangalore -
So much for the enthusiasm and expectations from Nandan Nilekani's ID project!
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Interesting
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