In India, the capture of biometrics faced many a challenge. Expectedly, given the general nature of labour in India, a large number of people have bald fingers; they have no registrable or recognisable fingerprint. This was borne out in early trials. It was recognised that manual labourers – those working on farms and construction sites – could suffer exclusion and it was such people who needed valid identification the most. UIDAI’s team decided on registration of all ten fingers.
