Mumbai: Unique Identification Development
Authority (UIDAI) is likely to appoint consultants to help it
draft the RFP (request for proposals) for managed service
providers over the next few weeks, its Chairman, Nandan
Nilekani, said.
"We will appoint consultants to help us draft the RFP
for our managed service providers," Nilekani told reporters on
the sidelines of the Nasscom event here today.
The Authority has already floated RFP for application
service development and a decision on the same will be taken
in the next couple of weeks, he said.
"The road-map is very clear. In the next few weeks, we
are going to appoint consultants to help us draft the RFP for
our managed service providers. We have also floated an RFP for
application services development...we hope to decide on that
also in the next few weeks," he said.
The Authority will undertake a number of pilot
projects and "proof of concept to check out the technology and
how it works," he said.
Responding to a question whether the cards will be
issued under the IT Act, Nilekani said "the mode of the
project is to come up under the UIDAI Act--this will be one
more track which will be there. This will be to frame the
legislation which will be there," he said.
Nilekani said the project was very much on track and
the first set of numbers would be rolled-out between August
2010-February 2011.
When asked whether NRIs would also be eligible, he
said "anyone who meets the standard laid down (by the
Authority) is eligible to get the card."
Asked how much business the project would generate for
the IT industry, Nilekani said that the Authority would be
doing three-four things.
"From our side we will be doing 3-4
things--appointment of a consultant to help us draft the RFP,
getting the applications developed by outsourcing and
appointing a managed services provider," he said.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:48