The central government is set to approach legal professionals for their advice on whether the government can delete the biometric details of youngsters who opt to step out from the Aadhaar framework once they turn the age of eighteen. Recently, the central cabinet agreed to make certain Continue Reading
It is clarified that beneficiaries do not need to present their Aadhaar numbers to avail the first instalment of the newly announced farmers scheme, which offers every farmer who does not own more than two hectors of farm land a central financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per year. It is learned that from the second […]Continue Reading
The Aadhaar-based social security system is a kind of system, which is aimed to close the leakage happening in the channel that connects social security beneficiaries and the concerned authorities of the central government which releases the amount for the benefit of poor people. In that sense, all those poor people who depend on the […]Continue Reading
The Unique Identification Authority of India, while handling one of the serious crises it ever confronted, behaved just like a foolish king who ordered his soldiers to imprison a messenger who brought him an unpleasant message. Importantly, just like the foolish king who initiated an irrational step, the UIDAI, it seems, also has no regret […]Continue Reading
For the last few months, each Indian, who has mobile phones and bank accounts, has been receiving messages, saying he/she should link his/her Aadhaar number to the bank account and mobile phone number at the earliest, from his/her service provider and bank. Each person may have received multiple messages, saying the same, in the aforementioned […]Continue Reading
In a bid to clear all confusions formed around the central government’s Aadhaar schemes, a five-member constitution bench is set to hear all petitions filed against the government policies related to the Aadhaar including the government’s move to link Aadhaar with the bank accounts and mobile phone numbers and the government’s decision to make Aadhaar […]Continue Reading
Putting a senior advocate, who has represented the Indian state of West Bengal in the Supreme Court in the sensitive Aadhaar case, and Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee, who has been aggressively campaigning against the central government’s policy of making Aadhaar card or number mandatory for availing the benefits of several important social welfare schemes for […]Continue Reading
For the last few months, those who have not yet shared the Aadhaar numbers with the banks and the mobile service providers have been receiving messages advising them to submit their Aadhaar numbers to their respective banks and mobile service providers at the earliest. The messages and repeated advise from the bank officials and […]Continue Reading
The Supreme Court’s nine-member Constitutional Bench’s decision on the Right to Privacy has empowered the petitioners of the Aadhaar case to demand an early adjudication on the validity of the government’s decision to link the Aadhaar card to various welfare schemes directly handled by the central government. As per the government’s proposed plan, those who […]Continue Reading
Showcasing a clear example how the centre sponsored schemes have been being spoiled due to the inefficient, corrupted, local administrations, and justifying why the Aadhaar has been made mandatory to avail the benefits of some major schemes aimed at the welfare of the society, the authorities, with the help of the Aadhaar, have detected nearly […]Continue Reading