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> India is a bureaucratic mess. And as UG Krishnamurti put it very succinctly, India is a failed country. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, we desperately first need to focus on poverty first.

Poverty is difficult to address in a nation as large as India. Such a problem quickly approaches intractability. What are some solutions you envision to help alleviate poverty? There could very well be a huge opportunity for a startup in this space.

I feel like without requiring Aadhaar for benefits, it's impossible to ascertain or measure who is really under the poverty line or not.

> Aadhaar is setup as a way of proof of identity and not proof of citizenship.

Yet, Aadhaar is officially accepted by the Ministry of External Affairs as proof of identity and proof of address to issue a passport (which is signed by the president of India and is a proof of citizenship). [1] So any resident in India who qualifies for Aadhaar can also get a passport. Aadhaar is sneaky and messy in more ways than one.

[1]: http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/docAdvisor/atta...

All bureaucracies are a mess. Just because UG K. was succinct, doesnt mean he was right. India is actually doing better relatively to ANY other country at the moment.