Nandan Nilekani, heading exam reform panel, named in SIR’s ‘no-mapping’ category | India News
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who is currently heading a government task force on examination reforms, and his family members have been named in Election Commission notices generated under the ‘no-mapping’ category, according to Bengaluru South City Corporation officials.The notices were generated because details of their names were not found in the 2002 voter list. It is not clear from the available information whether the notices have been served on Nilekani or his family.BSCC commissioner Ramesh KN said officials would check the records for any discrepancies and resolve them without issuing notices where required.“I am not aware of the status of the notices generated for Nilekani. I will check the details,” he said.The notices were issued as part of the electoral exercise to verify voter details. Officials said they would check the records for any discrepancies and resolve them without issuing notices where required.Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in July that the government had constituted a high-powered task force on examination reforms under Nilekani’s leadership.“HIGH-POWERED TASK FORCE on examination reforms under the leadership of Shri Nandan Nilekani constituted,” PM Modi said in a video message on X.The announcement came a day after the Cockroach Janta Party, a satirical platform, called off its 37-day agitation following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET (UG) question paper leak.
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Nilekani, 71, is the co-founder and chairman of Bengaluru-based Infosys. He was also the founding chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, which issues Aadhaar cards, serving with the rank of Cabinet minister in the Congress-led central government from 2009 to 2014.He was appointed co-chair of the G20 Task Force on Digital Public Infrastructure for Economic Transformation, Financial Inclusion, and Development in January 2023.Born in Bengaluru, Nilekani graduated from IIT Bombay in 1978 and received the Padma Bhushan in 2006. Time magazine named him among the world’s 100 most influential people in 2006 and 2009, and included him in its 2024 list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI. He has also authored or co-authored three books.
