Multipurpose ID : One Nation - One Identity
Creators: name: Garg, Rishabh
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: All Inclusive ID
All Purpose ID
One Citizen One ID
Multipurpose ID
Technosmart Card
Digital ID
National ID
Blockchain
Generic Information Tracking Device
IPFS

description: The existing identity management system is neither safe nor dependable. At every point, a citizen is being asked to identify himself through multiple government IDs like Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, and so on. Sharing multiple IDs leads to privacy concerns and data breaches. The proposed system is a combination of Multipurpose ID and a Smart Cell Phone. The physical ID would be provided to everyone on the day of Census, with a unique 16-digit (20-digit in case of global cards) universal identification number. It would carry an IC to record life-time data of a citizen; comprising all significant endorsements; triply secured by an alpha-numeric password, finger-prints and retinal scan. Consequently, all information of the citizen would be available on one click, that too fully transparent and genuine. Instead of being required to produce a physical form of ID, users could be provided with a digital ID through a personal device, like smartphone [Garg, 2017]. Using the same identification number, the user shall upload all his relevant details and documents (which will be saved in the IPFS or CAS) having hashed address stored in the blockchain. Blockchain offers secure storage of digital identities by providing decentralized, persistent, and immutable framework. It performs the middle and back office functions in a way that the Internet and the Web do to the front office. For data security and ledger consistency, asymmetric cryptography and distributed consensus algorithms can be implemented. The identity management, through blockchain, can allow individuals to have ownership of their identity by creating a national ID to serve multiple purposes. ‘One Nation - One Identity’ concept will revolutionize digitalization and bring qualitative transformation in the life of every Indian. Besides saving human resources, time, money and administrative complexities, the stack of files and papers in offices would also be reduced to fractional level. The Nation would have a red letter day as the change will shape billion lives and bring respite to administrative machinery and public that has crumpled under the red tape. Keywords All-inclusive Digital ID, Blockchain, Digital ID with Electronic Surveillance System, Generic Information Tracking Device, IPFS, Multipurpose ID, One Nation-One Identity, Techno-Smart Card.
description: The present idea of All-Inclusive ID popped-up in 2016 and initially it was called Generic Information Tracker (Dainik Bhaskar, 2016). The innovation was discussed with the Prime Minister of India in 2016 who prompted to develop the concept for India Vision 2020. Having worked upon the intricacies, the prototype was presented in IISF (Times of India, 2016); re-named as Digital ID with Electronic Surveillance System (CSIR, 2017; Jagran / Navduniya, 2017); and registered with Government of India (NIF, 2018). The Union Home Minister has, now, mooted Multi-purpose ID in India Census 2020, and thus, the present instrument is all set to become 'Digital Identity' of 1,339,200,000 citizens of India, by 2030.
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