Profile Of First UID Number Recipient and Possible Ramifications
Profile and Photo
Name: Ranjana Sonawane
UID Number: 782474317884
Age: 40 years
Address: Tembhli village, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra
Education: Class IV (illiterate)
Marital status: Married, 3 children
Husband's name: Sadashiv
Children: 3 (Umesh (11 years); Hitesh (5 years); Mangesh (toddler))
Profession: Daily wage agricultural labourer
Income: Rs. 50 per day
House: kuchha
Claim to fame: First person to be allotted a UID number
Other characteristics: Most adults of this village migrate to Saurashtra, Gujarat for jobs
Possible Implications
Financial inclusion: Ranjana wants Rs. 15K loan for husband's illeness. Bank looks at her income (Rs. 18K annually) and knows she can't repay. Loan denied (or just delayed enough to be useless)
Government hospital: Local doctor sees she has three children already. "Population stabilization" is very important, even more so if state comes with some conditional cash transfer (CCT) scheme to incentivize. May push sterilization without consent
Migration: Villagers migrate to Gujarat, and state government not happy with this huge floating population. Artificially depressed wages but the excess spoils state "growth story". Ration, health, education services to villagers from these areas denied.
Source: Indian Express, Hindu, Hindustan Times (September 30, 2010)