The central government on Monday appointed Neelkanth Mishra as part-time Chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). He is Chief Economist at Axis Bank and Head of Global Research at Axis Capital. 

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The government also named Nilesh Shah, Managing Director at Kotak Mahindra AMC, and Dr Mausam, a professor in the computer science department of IIT Delhi, as part-time members of the Aadhaar-issuing authority, according to an official notification. 

The three appointments are for a period of three years or up to the age of 65 years old, whichever is earlier.

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