Biometrics, UID methods used for identifying beneficiaries

The Delhi Cabinet has approved certain amendments in guidelines for allotment of flats constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme for eligible slum dwellers in Delhi to facilitate grant of ownership rights to the allottees. Besides, bio-metrics and unique identity (UID) mechanism are being used to help in the process of allotment and about 1,300 allottees have been identified for the first round.