The PM has advised Bhattacharjee to create two separate committees for this purpose — one to be headed by the CM himself to monitor the progress of the project and the other to look into the implementation at the grass-roots level. Sources said the CM has asked concerned officials to take steps to form the committees immediately. “Within a few days, the state-level committee will be formed,” said an official.

IT Minister Debes Das said the Unique ID Authority has identified two places in the state for implementation of the pilot project.

Sources, however, said executing the project in West Bengal may face some problems mainly because of the existence of a large number of fake ration cards and complicated demographic condition of the districts. The population staying close to the border with Bangladesh is another major hurdle, they said.

Though it is a tough job, it is possible to implement it with the use of sophisticated technology,” Das said.

“The company that was awarded the job nationwide is yet to discuss the implementation of the project. I have information they have selected two places in West Bengal to work on their model projects on UID,” said Das. The names of the two areas are being withheld to ensure smooth implementation of the project, it was learnt.