The text of the (operative part of) Supreme Court order, issued on August 11 2015 by a three-judge bench, on the applicability of the Aadhaar scheme:
Having considered the matter, we are of the view that the balance of interest would be best served, till the matter [of Constitutional validity of Aadhaar] is finally decided by a larger Bench if the Union of India or the UIDA proceed in the following manner:- 1. The Union of India shall give wide publicity in the electronic and print media including radio and television networks that it is not mandatory for a citizen to obtain an Aadhaar card; 2. The production of an Aadhaar card will not be condition for obtaining any benefits otherwise due to a citizen; 3. The Unique Identification Number or the Aadhaar card will not be used by the respondents for any purpose other than the PDS Scheme and in particular for the purpose of distribution of foodgrains, etc. and cooking fuel, such as kerosene. The Aadhaar card may also be used for the purpose of the LPG Distribution Scheme; 4. The information about an individual obtained by the Unique Identification Authority of India while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a Court for the purpose of criminal investigation. [Source: <http://www.sacw.net/IMG/pdf/uid_sc_orders_11.08.2015.pdf>, p-15&16 of 25.] Sukla On 17/12/2016, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/government-to-link-all-savings-accounts-to-aadhaar/articleshow/56028577.cms > > Government to link all savings accounts to Aadhaar > > Pankaj Doval | TNN | Updated: Dec 17, 2016, 11.13 AM IST > > HIGHLIGHTS > Centre has decided to link all savings bank accounts with the Aadhaar > number. > The move will be particularly helpful for those who do not have a mobile > phone. > The sources said the measure has been approved by PM Narendra Modi. > > NEW DELHI: In a major move that will give an impetus to the cashless > drive at the ground level, the Centre has decided to link all savings > bank accounts with the Aadhaar number for enabling digital > transactions, especially at retail points. > > The move will be particularly helpful for those who do not have a > mobile phone , their number is estimated at 30 crore, and will be a > gateway for them to be linked to the digital economy, official sources > said. > > The sources said the measure has been approved by PM Narendra Modi, > who has now tasked finance minister Arun Jaitley and information > technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad with its implementation. > > Prasad said, "The higher the linkages with the Aadhaar number, the > more we have in terms of seamless digital transactions." > > Sources said that of the 112 crore estimated bank accounts across the > country, only around 40 crore are linked with Aadhaar. "This needs to > be ramped up pretty fast." > > Detailing the benefits of the move, the sources said it will enable > digital transactions even when someone does not have a mobile phone. > "All that is required will be devices that support Aadhaar and > biometric at the retail points. If anybody needs to make a transaction > even without a phone, he or she just needs to log into his account > through the Aadhar biometric link and make the payment," a source > said. "This will make digital transactions easy as no connectivity > will be required at the consumer's end." > > The RBI has also been pushing for deployment of Aadhaar-enabled > point-of-sale machines across the retail set-up. While it is pushing > to make it a must for new deployments, it has given time for migration > of existing machines that may be non-complaint with the Aadhaar > set-up. > > The government has been giving a push to Aadhaar-based linkages in > view of the need to accelerate digital transactions at the rural > level. > > (Top Comment > I''m in the US. How on earth am I supposed to get an Aadhaar number from > here?) > > Prasad also emphasised this in a meeting with bankers. Prasad and his > team of officials at the IT ministry met around 50 representatives of > various > banks this week where officials were told to have helpline numbers to > provide easier and trouble-free access to digital information. > > -- > Peace Is Doable > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
