12922 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 3rd March 2018

	The questionable foundation of Aadhaar Livemint When the idea of Aadhaar was being discussed and even when the law was approved by Parliament, Aadhaar was supposed to enable access to government schemes and entitlements for the rural and marginalised populations. In the last two years we have seen that Aadhaar has only made access to ... Fiscal stress and revenue generation from Aadhaar - Livemint
	What Aadhaar collects: Fears of a surveillance state are overblown, but a robust privacy bill is ... Times of India (blog) Claims, insinuations and even jokes have done the rounds on print and social media about how the Aadhaar system could lead to a surveillance state. There are worries that unsuspecting Aadhaar carrying residents will be closely tracked by the government while they authenticate themselves as they ...
	B'deshi terrorists procuring forged Aadhaar, Pan cards: NIA lodges case Business Standard The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case in connection with the arrest of three alleged Bangladeshi terrorists, who were found to have procured forged Indian documents such as Aadhaar and PAN cards. Following a directive of the home ministry, the NIA has lodged the case under ... Bdeshi terrorists procuring forged Aadhaar, Pan cards: NIA lodges case - India Today Bangladeshi Terrorists Had Aadhaar, PAN Cards; NIA Files a Case - India.com NIA Lodges Case Against Bangladesh Terrorists Who Procured Forged Aadhaar, PAN Cards - NDTV
	214 post offices to provide Aadhaar services from April Times of India Chief postmaster general of the state, Vinay Kumar Tiwari, said, “Since the Aadhaar card is mandatory for availing various government services, it was felt that more Aadhaar centres should be made available for people. Aadhaar services at post offices would be particularly beneficial for residents in hilly ...
	SIT to probe case of Myanmar refugees illegally procuring Aadhaar, voter cards Times of India The Special Investigation Team will probe how the accused obtained Indian passports using fake Aadhaar cards with the help of racketeers involved in trafficking Myanmar nationals. As the issue of illegal refugees has become a security concern for officials, the police has seriously taken up this case.
	Aadhaar Card Linking, Revised Income Tax Return Filing: Things To Do By March 31 NDTV From filing of revised/belated income tax returns to linking of Aadhaar card with various products and services, March 31 is the last date for the general public to complete several tasks. For filing belated or revised income tax return for assessment years 2016-17 (financial year 2015-16 or FY16) and ...
	The Aadhaar dilemma for opponents at Centre, proponents in states Hindustan Times the Cabinet of the Congress-led government in Karnataka approved the Karnataka Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill 2018, which will make 12-digit unique identification number compulsory for its residents to avail of state subsidies, benefits and ...
	Linking Aadhaar to recruitment cannot be mandatory, rules HC The Tribune Linking Aadhaar number to recruitment should not, prima facie, be a mandatory condition as it may violate equal opportunity and deny easy access to applicants applying for jobs online, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled while staying the entire recruitment process of Maharishi Dayanand ...
	After Aadhaar, only 0.83% clear Hry PGT teachers' test Times of India ROHTAK: After introduction of Aadhaar-enabled verification of candidates appearing in the Haryana Teachers Eligibility Test (HTET) last year, not even 1% of the aspirants taking the level-3 exam for selection as postgraduate teachers (PGT) could qualify it. According to the figures provided by the Board ... HTET 2017 Results: Bseh.org.in releases Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test results; also check ... - Zee Business
	Courier firms insist on Aadhaar for deliveries Deccan Chronicle “This seems like an attempt to collect Aadhaar data of people and sell the data to firms which need it for their business promotional activities. These days online shopping has increased and courier firms are taking undue advantage of this to gather Aadhaar data of people without taking into account ...
	DC orders inquiry into 'Aadhaar fear' The Shillong Times Speaking to The Shillong Times on Thursday, Laloo said leaders of different political parties informed her on February 28 about the misgivings of some people in the district about Aadhaar and EPIC allegedly because a preacher had explained that these were linked to 666, believed to be the number of ...
	93 permanent Aadhaar centres in Krishna district The Hans India Vijayawada: District Collector B Lakshmikantham said 93 permanent Aadhaar centres were set up in the district. The people could make corrections and new applications could be submitted in the centres. The two centres each were opened in the mandal headquarters of Bantumilli, Bapulapadu, ...
	Passing away of a seer The Hindu It is intriguing to see the UIDAI publish advertisements glorifying Aadhaar. It is noteworthy that it did not feel the need to reach out to the public before the Supreme Court started its final hearing in the case. As for the specific claim of reuniting missing children through Aadhaar, it does not prove that ...
	Telangana government claims TS Post portal not in use after State bifurcation The New Indian Express On February 23, French security researcher Robert Baptiste laid bare on twitter the security flaw on the website and disclosed the aadhaar authentication keys (API keys) of UIDAI that he obtained through the website. The website went offline after Express sought an official comment from State IT ...
	Mobile wallet firms grapple to get users to comply with KYC norms Livemint Operational issues such as linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts and restrictions on money transfers and loading funds into wallets have dealt a setback to the payments industry, companies said. “KYC should be a seamless process for the customers. If it requires a paper trail, linking of bank accounts ...
	Food for anganwadi children under DBT: Maneka Gandhi The Hindu We are awaiting clearance by the NITI Aayog for linking Aadhaar with anganwadi operations. When we get the due clearances, we will extend them to the whole country,” she said. According to her, Aadhaar-linking had introduced transparency, reduced bogus beneficiaries and increased efficiency.
	Why remittances worth thousands of crores may go back to 'hawala' Economic Times You cannot - unless you prove your bona fides via an Aadhaar-based know your customer (KYC) process. WHAT HAPPENED? February 28, 2018, was the last day for mandatory KYC compliance by PPI channels - which also include mobile wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik. Although about 90% of ...
	86% vote in Meghalaya re-poll, voting again at 11 Nagaland booths The Hindu They attributed it to the pre-poll campaign by a group of Gospel preachers who interpreted Aadhaar, EPIC and the voting machine as carrying the sign of the Devil. Such was the fear that those who turned up pressed the EVM buttons with a stick. A few did so without looking at the voting machines, ...
	In the name of Satan! The Shillong Times Apropos the news item, ' Fear of Devil keeps voters away' (ST March 1, 2018), I must say I was amused to learn that there are still people out there who are carried away by spellbinding preachers about the absurd linkages of Aadhaar, EPIC, EVMs and '666' or the head of all Satan – Lucifer. The most ...
	Easier to adopt biometric payment systems in rural areas: IDFC Bank NYOOOZ We have built our Aadhaar system in a way that there is absolutely no way that it can be compromised. If it was being stored then there was a chance of misuse,” Kumar said.The bank says that customers can open a bank account in four minutes and can operate the bank from any branch in India. Now ... IDFC Bank promises banking for masses during launch of Goa operations - The Navhind Times
	Telangana: Officials take time to finalise farmers' data Deccan Chronicle Their most important task is the linking of Aadhaar information. Some farmers have multiple passbooks in different villages, each of which must be verified and linked by officials. After receiving data from the revenue department, the agriculture department planned to verify it at the field level. However ...
	Harnessing the Power of Big Data and Analytics for Better Governance and Improving Citizens' Lives OpenGov Asia As Prime Minister Modi mentioned, "With over one lakh villages linked with optical fibre, 121 crore mobile phones, 120 crore Aadhaar and 50 crore internet users, India is best placed to leverage the power of technology and leap-frog into the future while ensuring empowerment of every citizen.".
	Niti Aayog recommends flexible ModiCare implementation Daily News & Analysis The think-tank has also asked states to carry out Aadhaar seeding of SECC data within a reasonable period of time. Though SECC data will need to be seeded with Aadhaar, but seeding can be done either in the field or even at the hospital, a senior government official involved in the consultations told ...
	New e-auction to begin on March 14 Times of India Chandigarh: Following the moderate response the e-auction of CH-01-BQ series evoked, the registering and licensing authority (RLA) will hold a second round of auction for leftover vanity numbers. The four-day registration process will start from March 7 and end on March 13. The e-auction will start on ...