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How does this work for NRIs? How do I get Aadhaar number?

I don't know how you can get one but you shouldn't get it. Do you really want to give all your fingerprints and retina scans to the government when you know how it can be misused in a country like India which is a police state? I bet there is no oversight in getting access to your information and there are tons of ways in which your information can be misused/exploited.

As a resident Indian at least there's going to be little choice left as more and more services "recommend" using an Aadhar number for refunds and benefits. In any case lack of fingerprints hasn't exactly prevented abuse such as bringing false charges etc in the past.

>when you know how it can be misused in a country like India which is a police state

Do you have anything resembling a proof for the utter BS you just wrote?

I second your opinion on this one. More serious was the fact that Nandan Nilekani was far too keen on getting to the seat of prime minister/enter politics and much less interested in the outcome of the project. Broken karma, criminal wastage of taxpayers' money and a ton of vapor.

India, a police state ? You're kidding, right ?

It's government is supremely incompetant, but a evil police state, it is not. If anything, it is a functioning anarchy with a - largely - parasitic Government.

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