The great Indian IT project- U.I.D and eHealth
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Nilekani’s unique identity card programme may dovetail into the proposed e-health card project, which junior health minister Dinesh Trivedi is spearheading.
The health ministry’s smart card project for the newborn can provide valuable data to the Unique Identification Authority of India, which under former Infosys chief Nandan Nilekani, is preparing a social security card for all Indians.
Besides birth details, the e-health card will have information on immunisation and major illnesses. It is being put together by Sam Pitroda, the brain behind India’s early telecom revolution and currently the chairman of the Knowledge Commission.
“We have already started a pilot project to collect data for the e-health card in Barrackpore in Bengal (which the minister represents),” said Trivedi. The project would be extended to cover the rest of the country on the basis of the Barrackpore experience.
