Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has launched Aadhar, the unique identification number project in the state on Thursday. He also inaugurated technopark-based International Center for Free and Open Source Software at the same function. Aadhaar is a 12-digit number which the Unique Identification Authority of India , UID will issue for all residents. The number will be stored in a centralized database and linked to the basic demographics and biometric information of each individual. The objective of this project is to eliminate large number of duplicate and fake identities in government and private databases. A random number will be generated for an individual, devoid of any classification based on caste, creed, religion and geography that is easily verifiable in an online, cost-effective way. Aadhar project will be implemented in Kerala by Akshaya, Keltron and IT@ School. Enrollment to the UID will begin from Thursday . 2000-odd Akshaya centres across the state will be enrolling the citizens to this project. More than 200 Akshaya entrepreneurs, Keltron and IT@School officials have already undergone training from the UID.