Nilekani

Digital ID, using biometric data and KYC "to open a bank account or to get a mobile connection": Nandan Nilekani, B20.

Nilekani said Infosys also consulted with independent internal auditor Ernst & Young regarding large deals and treasury related processes, which was also shared with the investigation team.

Nilekani was asked to be present for the next three GST Council meetings, by Sitharaman to update the Council on the progress.

Nilekani has backed companies Tracxn, RailYatri, ShopX, Power2SME, Ninjacart, Fortigo etc., and had set-up a venture capital fund called Fundamentum in 2017 along with Helion Ventures co-founder Sanjeev Aggarwal.

And as with just about anything that’s publicly tweeted, Nilekani’s private information remains online.

From the time the project was launched by Nandan Nilekani, its promoters chose to stonewall criticism, instead of engaging with it, by arguing that Aadhaar is an impregnable data silo.

However, asking favours from the winners isn’t right, feels Nandan Nilekani.

Initially, the BJP-led government was lukewarm to DBT but, as it confessed later, Mr Nandan Nilekani “convinced” the government.

The Council had last met on January 18, with a presentation on returns simplification given by former UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani.

UIDAI was notified on January 22, 2009; in June, Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, was appointed its first chairman.