MeitY takes back advisory: Even so, Mask your Aadhar!

MeitY takes back advisory:  Even so, Mask your Aadhar!

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Sunday (29 May) withdrew an advisory issued by the Aadhaar agency which cautioned people to not share a photocopy of the document with entities such as hotels and cinema halls owing to the possibility of “misuse”. On Friday, UDAI conceded that your unique Aadhar card can be […]

Amendment Bill Introduced to Prevent Misuse of ‘AADHAR’

Amendment Bill Introduced to Prevent Misuse of ‘AADHAR’

The government introduced the Aadhaar Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha on Monday 24th June, with strong provision to stop the abuse of ‘Aadhaar’ and to maintain its privacy.  After getting the approval of the bill, it will replace the ordinance brought on behalf of the government in this regard. The Bill to amend the Aadhar […]

Business need to pay for Aadhaar Services

Business need to pay for Aadhaar Services

Business organisations using Aadhaar services will now have to pay ₹20 for each customer verification and 50 paise for authentication of each transaction carried out by the entities, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Thursday. “Aadhaar authentication services shall be charged at the rate of ₹20 (including taxes) for each e-KYC transaction […]

Govt cocks a snook at SC with new Aadhar Amendment Bill

Govt cocks a snook at SC with new Aadhar Amendment Bill

The Union government on Wednesday ( Jan 2) introduced amendments to the Aadhaar law in a move that is widely seen as an attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court’s September verdict that restricted the bio-metric identification usage and ease the way for commercial exploitation of biometric data. The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018, […]

जल्द ही आधार धारको को आधार वापस लेने का विकल्प मिलेगा

जल्द ही आधार धारको को आधार वापस लेने का विकल्प मिलेगा

सरकार आधार अधिनियम में संशोधन करने के प्रस्ताव को अंतिम रूप देने के आखिरी चरणों में है, ताकि सभी नागरिकों को बायोमेट्रिक्स और डेटा समेत अपना आधार नंबर वापस लेने का विकल्प दिया जा सके। यह सितंबर में सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले का पालन करता है, हालांकि कुछ सवालों के साथ आधार की वैधता को […]

शिक्षा विभाग को मिला आधार कार्ड बनाने का जिम्मा 

शिक्षा विभाग को मिला आधार कार्ड बनाने का जिम्मा 

राज्य के शिक्षा विभाग को 5 से 18 साल तक के बच्चों और युवाओं के आधार कार्ड बनाने का जिम्मा सौपा गया है। शिक्षा विभाग को इस आयु वर्ग के आधार पंजीकरण के लिए रजिस्टार बनाया जा रहा है। केंद्रीय मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्रालय और यूनिक आइडेंटिफिकेशन अथॉरिटी ऑफ़ इंडिया ने बुधवार की शाम इस […]

Aadhar linking date extended till SC delivers verdict

Aadhar linking date extended till SC delivers verdict

New Delhi, Mar 13  The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the March 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar with various services till the five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgement on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling law. Basically it’s an issue with a lot of angles that need to be considered, […]

Driving licences soon to be Aadhar-linked

Driving licences soon to be Aadhar-linked

New Delhi:  IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad  said he is in talks with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to link motor vehicle driving licences with the biometric identifier Aadhaar. “I am taking with Nitin Gadkari ji to finalise the linking up all the motor mehicle driving licences with Aadhaar,” Prasad said, while addressing the […]

Aadhar stops 29 crore fake PDS users: Minister

Aadhar stops 29 crore fake PDS users: Minister

Hyderabad : Nearly three crore fake and duplicate ration cards have been cancelled during the three years of the NDA government, CR Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said, reports PTI. This is due to the ‘Aadhar- ration card’ link up which  had also saved the country Rs 17,000 […]

No Aadhar,Woman forced to give birth like animal

No Aadhar,Woman forced to give birth like animal

Gurgaon, Feb 9 : She didn’t carry her  Aadhar card. The nurses refused to admit her. She delivered a baby on the unhygenic floor outside the ward, while onlookers made videos on their cellphones. The nurses didn’t move a finger to help. Here’s the new , digital India for you! No Aadhar, you may as […]

To cover up the Aadhar data leak, is the media being hounded?

To cover up the Aadhar data leak, is the media being hounded?

The media is being threatened again for doing their job. The Aadhaar issuer has filed  a police complaint against The Tribune newspaper and one of its reporters over an exposé on how the cards’ data were selling for Rs 500. Is the government (official )machinery  deploying intimidation tactics to deter the press from doing its […]

Nagaland Students say Aadhar is threat to Naga Customary Law

Nagaland Students say Aadhar is threat to Naga Customary Law

The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has expressed its apprehension that the imposition of the Aadhaar card or UID number in Nagaland would be a threat to the Naga customary law and identity. The apex students’ body in the north-eastern state, in a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister T R Zeliang yesterday, said, “Special provisions granted […]