To :
Hon’ble Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji
Minister for Electronics & Information Technology
Government of India
Respected Sir,
I warmly congratulate you and the UIDAI team for constituting the new
High-Level
Expert Panel to ensure that Aadhaar remains in sync with emerging
technologies
. Your continuous leadership has kept India at the forefront of
digital public
infrastructure.
Yet, the moment seems ideal for India to take the next bold step — the
transition
from Aadhaar to a Unique Citizen Profile (UCP): a single, life-long,
dynamic
identity for every citizen, created at birth and designed for the
AI-powered digital
century.
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Why this leap is now essential
1. From Static ID to Living Profile
Aadhaar today is largely demographic and biometric. A UCP would be a living,
continuously updatable digital profile — a “citizen twin” — that evolves with
the
person’s life events: education, employment, residence, health, tax status,
and
more.
2. Eliminating repetitive manual exercises like SIR
Recent controversy surrounding the Summary Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter
lists in Bihar — now slated to cover 600 million voters across 12 states — has
revealed the limitations of manual, paper-based updates.
A well-implemented UCP, with citizen-controlled online editing, would make such
massive door-to-door verification exercises redundant. The UCP could itself
serve
as the voter’s authenticated digital record, instantly updateable and
tamper-proof,
eliminating duplication and omission.
3. Authenticating Citizenship at Source
At present, only Indian citizens can vote, but the Election Commission lacks an
automatic way to verify citizenship. If UCPs are issued to newborns whose parents
already hold Indian citizenship, the citizenship chain becomes digitally
verifiable.
Each future voter would automatically carry validated citizenship
credentials,
drastically simplifying electoral rolls and avoiding disputes.
4. Integration with Birth Registration
Just as birth registration is mandatory, assigning a UCP number at that moment
ensures universal coverage from Day One of life. The profile can later merge
with
Aadhaar’s biometric layer at adulthood, giving every Indian a single
identity for
life.
5. Ease of Living & Data Coherence
Citizens would no longer juggle multiple IDs — Voter Card, PAN, Passport,
Ration
Card, etc. UCP becomes the parent key through which every service is
accessed,
updated, and verified — with consent and privacy controls intact.
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My previous proposals
“I Am One. I Will Become Many.” (6 Jan 2020)
https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2020/01/i-am-one-i-will-become-many.html
“Password Paralysis.” (15 Feb 2020)
https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2020/02/password-paralysis.html
Both now converge naturally with the Government’s present efforts to upgrade
Aadhaar and synchronise it with future technologies.
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The UCP Framework at a Glance
1. Issuance at Birth
– Through the national Civil Registration System; newborns
receive a UCP linked to parent UCP numbers, establishing hereditary
citizenship.
2. Lifecycle Integration
– The same UCP evolves into the person’s Aadhaar when
biometrics are added;
later extends to Voter ID, PAN, passport, etc.
3. Citizen Portal for Self-Editing
– Individuals can securely update address,
phone, or marital status online, with
verification logs — ending the need for
state-wise SIR exercises.
4. Selective Data Sharing & Privacy
– Built-in consent dashboards and
zero-knowledge authentication for minimal data
exposure.
5. Election Commission Integration
– UCP database serves as the single source
of truth for electoral rolls; voting
eligibility auto-derived from age +
citizenship status.
6. Legal Reforms –
Amend the Aadhaar Act or introduce a new Identity Framework
Bill defining UCP
issuance, update, privacy, and oversight.
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Benefits for India
Citizens:
One identity for life; online self-service; faster government
interaction.
Election Commission:
Automated voter rolls, verified citizenship, no manual
SIR.
Government:
Fraud-free DBT, better targeting, reliable demographic analytics.
Economy & Private Sector:
Streamlined KYC, reduced compliance friction,
higher trust.
Global Positioning:
India sets a world standard in sovereign, privacy-preserving
digital identity.
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Implementation Roadmap
Phase 0 – Pilot : Launch UCP at birth registration in select states.
Phase 1 – Consolidation : Link Aadhaar ↔ UCP; begin citizenship validation.
Phase 2 – Integration : Adopt UCP as electoral roll backbone.
Phase 3 – Expansion : Merge PAN, Ration Card, and other IDs into UCP system.
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In Conclusion
UCP can resolve today’s controversies over voter-list accuracy, streamline
birth-to-
ballot identity verification, and transform governance into a truly citizen-centric,
future-ready, privacy-respecting framework.
The moment is ripe to act.
India has the technology, the legal scaffolding (DPDP Act), and the political
will to
lead the world in digital identity innovation.
I humbly request that your Ministry consider constituting a “UCP Task Force” to
design this framework, in consultation with UIDAI, Election Commission of
India,
and the Registrar General of India.
With profound regard and high hopes,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.in | www.IndiaAGI.ai
Date: 01 Nov 2025
