Biometric Based Unique ID Project - A Staggering Cost

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17 years ago

India is currently implementing a Unique ID Project. The project is headed by one of the most famed CEOs from India. The cost of the project has been guesstimated to be Rs. 1.5 lakh corers (1.5 x 10^12) = USD $ 32 billion.

The London School of Economics had done a study and found this technology to have serious implementation issues.

[Source]: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/id-project-a-challenge-but-worth-the-risk-nilekani/101290-3.html

Is there anything which the taxpayers should be worried about? Is there any feedback that the technical community would like to give to the taxpayers and other recipients of this project?