For many of Jharkhand's poor, who depend on the Centre's rural jobs scheme or NREGA for 100 days of work every year, an Aadhaar card has been the ticket to hassle free wage payments. Six years after the first Aadhaar card was issued, a billion people in India have a unique number allotted to them. Over 93 per cent adults have a smart card, which not only provides them with an identity, but is also used to ensure that government subsidies go directly to the correct beneficiary.
