On 29th September 2009, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) constituted a Biometric standards committee under the chairmanship of Dr. B.K. Gairola, Director General, National Informatics centre with the objective of framing biometrics standards for the use by the UIDAI and its partners. The committee submitted its report on 30thDecember, 2009. The report is available here for download. total expenditure of Rs 66000 (approx) was incurred in holding various meetings of the committee.
This information was given by Shri Rajiv Shukla, the Minister of state for Parliamentary affairs and Planning, in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
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