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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0543 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Aadhaar: India's biometric digital identity · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Muralidharan, Niehaus and Sukhtankar found that stricter biometric verification in a major Indian welfare programme reduced leakage, but 1.5 to 2 million legitimate beneficiaries lost benefits at some point, mostly because of how the transition was managed.”

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Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India

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