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Aadhaar: India's Digital Identity Revolution

How India created the world's largest digital identity system, providing unique IDs to over 1.2 billion citizens and transforming public service delivery.

1.2B+
Citizens Enrolled
$12B
Implementation Cost
2009
Launch Year
Challenge

India lacked a nationally recognized form of identification, with half of existing ID systems containing fake entries while excluding the neediest citizens.

Solution

Implementation of a biometric-secured, 12-digit identification system linked to essential services.

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