India layers new IDs for workers on top of Aadhaar, as DPI projects expand

The ecosystem of India’s national digital identity program, Aadhaar, continues to grow, with new linkages between the digital ID and vocation-specific identifiers aiming to make sure benefits get to the right recipients.

The Deccan Herald reports on Indian Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda’s recent statement that the government of Karnataka state has plans to link all records of Rights, Tenancy and Crops (RTC) with Aadhaar, ostensibly to identify small and marginal farmers for distribution of drought relief and subsidies. …

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