IDBI Bank launches pilot project for UIDAI Aadhaar enrolment

IDBI Bank Ltd, one of the Registrars for enrolment of residents under Aadhaar project of UIDAI has launched its enrolment on pilot scale for its employees at Corporate office on July 6, 2011. The function was also graced by Shri Prashant Singh, Assistant Director General, UIDAI and Shri Gurudutta Rai, Assistant Director General, UIDAI.  Aadhaar is a means for residents to easily and effectively establish their identity, to any Agency, anywhere in the country, without having to repeatedly produce identity documentation. The first person in the bank to enroll was Shri R M Malla, CMD of the Bank.

Inaugurating this launching programme, Shri Malla said that the Bank perceived Aadhaar as a mighty tool to empower the common person by facilitating him/her access to a modern financial system of the country as also a step towards a sustainable and inclusive growth, which in turn was essential for building an equitable society. Speaking on the function, Shri Prashant Singh, ADG explained the features and benefits of the UIDAI.IDBI Bank has floated RFP for selection of Enrolment Agencies for similar launches at all its Branches across the country. Bank has ambitious plan to enroll more than 2.50 crore Indian citizens including its customers, their family members and walk-ins all over the country.