UK PM hails India's Aadhaar for reducing leakage in welfare scheme
As UK PM Keir Starmer unveiled plans to launch mandatory digital ID scheme to crackdown on illegal working, he praised a similar concept of India's Aadhaar cards. "Aadhaar cards have helped (Indian) government save around 10 billion dollars annually by reducing fraud in welfare schemes," he added. Aadhaar began in 2009 and gives unique digital identity to every Indian resident.