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Govt says no proposal to make Aadhaar enrollment mandatory Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh clarifies in a written reply to Lok Sabha Press Trust of India | New Delhi March 20, 2015 Last Updated at 15:32 IST Add to My Page Tiny URL RELATED NEWS Govt says no beneficiary will suffer due to lack of Aadhaar Periodic analysis of database to maintain accuracy and integrity of AADHAAR NITI Aayog to undertake mid-term appraisal of 2012-17 Plan 72.24 crore Aadhaar numbers generated under UIDAI project The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued 70 crore Aadhaar numbers as on 28th October 2014. The government is not considering any proposal to make it mandatory for citizens to get Aadhaar card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Parliament was informed today. "There is no such proposal under consideration of the government at this stage," Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha, on a question as to whether government proposes to make it mandatory for every citizen to get Aadhaar card issued by UIDAI. Singh said: "Various ministries, departments and agencies of Centre and states that implement different schemes/ programmes involving provisions of benefits or services are encouraged to leverage Aadhaar for elimination of fakes and duplicates from the list of beneficiaries, increasing efficiency of implementation and achieving higher levels of transparency in operations. "In doing so it has to be ensured that no eligible person suffers, or is denied any benefit or service, merely for the lack of an Aadhaar." On Monday, the Supreme Court asked the Centre and all states to "adhere to" its earlier order that no person should be denied any benefits or "suffer" for not having Aadhaar cards, issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). A batch of pleas is pending in the apex court against decisions by some states to make Aadhaar cards compulsory for a range of activities, including salary, PF disbursals and marriage and property registrations. On providing legal status to UIDAI project, Singh had informed Parliament earlier this week that National Identification Authority of India Bill (NIDAI Bill) 2010 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on December 3, 2010. Subsequent to the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, a notice for introduction of Official Amendments was moved in the Rajya Sabha on November 28, 2013. At present, the Bill is pending consideration of Rajya Sabha. The proposed Bill seeks to establish the NIDAI for the purpose of issuing Aadhaar numbers to residents of India and to certain other categories of individuals and the manner of authentication of such individuals. This would enable establishing identity and facilitate access to various benefits and services to eligible individuals. II/III. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-proposal-to-make-Aadhaar-enrollment-mandatory-for-citizens-Centre-says/articleshow/46634307.cms No proposal to make Aadhaar enrollment mandatory for citizens, Centre says PTI | Mar 20, 2015, 03.54 PM IST NEW DELHI: The government is not considering any proposal to make it mandatory for citizens to get Aadhaar card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Parliament was informed on Friday. "There is no such proposal under consideration of the government at this stage," planning minister Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha, on a question as to whether government proposes to make it mandatory for every citizen to get Aadhaar card issued by UIDAI. Singh said: "Various ministries, departments and agencies of Centre and states that implement different schemes/ programmes involving provisions of benefits or services are encouraged to leverage Aadhaar for elimination of fakes and duplicates from the list of beneficiaries, increasing efficiency of implementation and achieving higher levels of transparency in operations. "In doing so it has to be ensured that no eligible person suffers, or is denied any benefit or service, merely for the lack of an Aadhaar." On Monday, the Supreme Court asked the Centre and all states to "adhere to" its earlier order that no person should be denied any benefits or "suffer" for not having Aadhaar cards, issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). READ ALSO: Aadhaar not mandatory for availing govt benefits, SC reiterates SC refuses to modify its order on Aadhaar card A batch of pleas is pending in the apex court against decisions by some states to make Aadhaar cards compulsory for a range of activities, including salary, PF disbursals and marriage and property registrations. On providing legal status to UIDAI project, Singh had informed Parliament earlier this week that National Identification Authority of India Bill (NIDAI Bill) 2010 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on December 3, 2010. Subsequent to the report of the Standing Committee on Finance, a notice for introduction of official amendments was moved in the Rajya Sabha on November 28, 2013. At present, the bill is pending consideration of Rajya Sabha. The proposed bill seeks to establish the NIDAI for the purpose of issuing Aadhaar numbers to residents of India and to certain other categories of individuals and the manner of authentication of such individuals. This would enable establishing identity and facilitate access to various benefits and services to eligible individuals. III. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/government-no-proposal-to-make-aadhaar-mandatory/ NATION SATURDAY, MAR 21, 2015 Government: No proposal to make Aadhaar mandatory NATION SATURDAY, MAR 21, 2015 Home IndiaIndia-Others Government: No proposal to make Aadhaar mandatory By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Published on:March 21, 2015 2:07 am NDA, aadhaar card, aadhaar mandatory, aadhaar usage guidelines, aadhaar services, national news, india news, nation newsThe NDA government will soon issue guidelines to all ministries, government departments and states clarifying that Aadhaar is not a mandatory requirement to avail of various services and is only one of the multiple valid government identification proofs. On Thursday, the Cabinet Secretariat held a meeting of all concerned ministries where it was decided to issue a set of guidelines to this effect. This follows the Supreme Court's move on Monday asking the Centre and all states to "adhere to" its earlier order that no person should be denied any benefits or "suffer" for the lack of an Aadhaar card. RELATED Centre Likely To Make Aadhaar Card Mandatory For Early Passport Voters Registration Centres To Add UID Enrolment Facility UIDAI Probing Several Cases Of Misuse Of Personal Data The government further clarified the matter in Parliament. "There is no such proposal under consideration of the government at this stage," Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. "Various ministries, departments and agencies of Centre and states that implement different schemes involving provisions of benefits or services are encouraged to leverage Aadhaar for elimination of fakes and duplicates from the list of beneficiaries, increasing efficiency of implementation and achieving higher levels of transparency. In doing so, it has to be ensured that no eligible person suffers or is denied any benefit or service, merely for the lack of an Aadhaar," Singh said. The government's clarification is significant given Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to the project, and the government's move to link several key schemes to the UID number. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
