Alternatives to Aadhaar-based Biometrics in the Public Distribution System -Rakesh Allu, Sarang Deo and Sripad Devalkar

-Economic and Political Weekly

States across the country are taking steps towards providing digital identities to beneficiaries of their public distribution systems. In doing so, the use of Aadhaar-based biometrics seems to be the preferred choice of method. However, several other methods exist for the same and have been adopted by different states at different points in time. States currently embarking on the journey of providing digital identities to their beneficiaries might benefit from evaluating all available alternatives before adopting a suitable method.

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