Delhi:Indians could soon be issued a multipurpose card. This card, whose idea was proposed by Union Home Minister Amit shah can be used as Aadhaar card, passport,
voter ID, driving license, etc.”We do not have the scheme to introduce multi-purpose identity cards but this a possibility,” Shah said on Monday.
He also said the Census 2021 data will be collected digitally. Shah made these statements at the stone laying ceremony for the construction of Registrar General of India (RGI)’s building. The RGI is responsible for the enumeration exercise.
Revealing that the traditional process of counting will be done away with, Shah added, “A mobile app will be used in Census 2021. It will be a transformation from paper census to digital census.”