what is the national identification number in india
National identification number As World's biggest Biometric ID Programme,[15] the Indian Government on 28 January 2009, established an Authority called the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue a Unique Identification Number to all citizens and residents of India. UIDAI's Aadhaar card project[16] gives each Indian citizen a unique 12 digit identification number, along with recording their biometrics such as iris scan and fingerprints on a UIDAI database and the card is being rolled out to all eligible citizens. The first Aadhaar number was launched in Maharashtra in the village of Tembhli, on 29 September 2010.[17] So far up to February 2016, 984 million (98 crores) Aadhaar Numbers have been issued.[18] In October 2015, 93 percent of adult Indians have an Aadhaar card.[19] There is no Aadhaar smart card but UID information of a card can be printed on a piece of paper or on a plastic card.[20] After the recent order by the supreme court of India Aadhar card is not mandatory for availing public services.
Personal Public Service Number The PPSN was known as the Revenue and Social Insurance Number (RSI No) until 1998. RSI Numbers were first issued in April 1979 as a replacement for the separate PAYE Number and Social Welfare Insurance Number which had been used for income tax and social welfare purposes respectively until then. The PAYE Number was issued by the Revenue Commissioners and these numbers were transferred to the RSI No system as a basis for the unified system.