Aadhaar card helped Indian govt save $9 bn- Namaste English

The Indian government's Aadhaar card scheme, which has enrolled more than 1 billion people, has helped the exchequer save about $9 billion by eliminating fraud in beneficiary lists, its architect Nandan Nilekani has said. It has really been a bipartisan thing, Nilekani said while participating in a World Bank panel discussion on Digital Economy for Development.

भारतीय सरकार की आधार कार्ड योजना, जिसने 1 अरब से ज्यादा लोगों को नामांकित किया गया है, ने सरकारी खज़ाने को 9 अरब डॉलर के लाभार्थी सूचियों में धोखाधड़ी से बचाने में मदद की है, इसकी निर्माता नन्दन नीलेकणि ने कहा है। यह सचमुच एक द्विदलीय चीज है, विकास के लिए डिजिटल इकोनॉमी फॉर डेवलपमेंट पर वर्ल्ड बैंक पैनल की चर्चा में भाग लेने के दौरान नीलेकणि ने कहा।

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Noun : beneficiary //बेने-फिशीएरी// [लाभार्थी]

Definition: a person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy
Synonyms: recipient, heir, legatee, inheritor
Antonym: giver, payer
Adjective : bipartisan //बाइपार्टि-ज़न// [द्विदलीय]

Definition: of or involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies
Synonyms: two-party, double, two, two-way
Antonym: partial, biased, one-sided
Noun : exchequer //एक्स्चेकर// [सरकारी खज़ाना]

Definition: a royal or national treasury
Synonyms: treasury, bank, chest, depository
Antonym:

Aadhaar card helped Indian govt save $9 bn

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