UNIQUE CITIZEN PROFILE

 

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