MindTree awarded first IT deal from Aadhaar to authenticate every Indian in terms of his or her identity based on bio-metric verification

Global IT solutions company MindTree has announced that it has secured the application development and maintenance services contract of the Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique Identification (UID) project, renamed as ‘Aadhaar’.

Aadhaar will authenticate every Indian in terms of his or her identity based on bio-metric verification. With a massive information base of 1.2 billion people and the ongoing collection, validation, issue and constant verification of identity, project Aadhaar will require one of the most complex IT architectures ever created and a software implementation that would become a benchmark for years to come.

MindTree will work as the development partner to build the Aadhaar application in collaboration with the technology team of UIDAI and other stakeholders. It will also carry out the ongoing services of development and enhancement to the core Aadhaar application.

The multi-core project involves services across the application lifecycle — from designing, developing, testing, maintaining and supporting the Aadhaar application to providing help desk services from the UIDAI’s (Unique Identification Authority of India) Bangalore Technology Centre.

MindTree is working around the clock because of the national importance the project has in terms of requirements, system functionality and timeframe by which the first biometric card would get issued. “It is not just a matter of business for us; it is an opportunity to serve the nation. This partnership further affirms MindTree’s commitment and focus in the Indian market,” said Anjan Lahiri, President & CEO, IT Services, MindTree Limited. MindTree won the project against competition from large global IT players. “This project win reaffirms our leadership in architecting and delivering large mission critical high throughput applications.” he added.