PMO Must Scrap Unconstitutional Aadhar Project And UIDAI
Posted on November 24, 2010 by Techtalk
Posted on November 24, 2010 by Techtalk
Some of the projects and authorities in India are so blatantly violating the provisions of Indian constitution that they cannot survive judicial scrutiny. Further, these projects can also not survive a parliamentary approval. Surprisingly, these projects and authorities are not only surviving but also operating against the spirit of Indian constitution.
Unique identification project (UID project) although started with a bang yet it is marching towards a complete collapse. Renamed as Aadhar project, it is still not supported by any legal framework and procedural safeguards.
Even the unique identification authority of India (UIDAI), headed by Nandan Nilekani, is an authority that has no legal sanction. It is surprising that the prime minister’s office (PMO) India has not taken notice of this peculiar and unconstitutional situation.
Even on merits, Aadhar project and UIDIA have failed to deliver any results at all. UIDAI failed to bring suitable data protection and privacy laws. UIDAI also failed to accomplish it tasks and deadlines. UIDAI also retracted from its own policies and stands regarding vendor lock in and technology neutrality.
Also the department of personnel and training (DoPT) India has still to draft bills on privacy laws and data protection. Although an approach paper has been circulated by DoPT yet it is of no significance in the present times.
If we remove the façade of welfare project deep inside projects like Aadhar, Natgrid, CCTNS, etc and authorities like UIDAI are nothing but instrumentalities of civil liberties violations and e-surveillance.
After the successive failures of government departments and authorities like department of information technology (DIT) India, DoPT, UIDAI, etc it is high time for the PMO to interfere before it is too late.
Unique identification project (UID project) although started with a bang yet it is marching towards a complete collapse. Renamed as Aadhar project, it is still not supported by any legal framework and procedural safeguards.
Even the unique identification authority of India (UIDAI), headed by Nandan Nilekani, is an authority that has no legal sanction. It is surprising that the prime minister’s office (PMO) India has not taken notice of this peculiar and unconstitutional situation.
Even on merits, Aadhar project and UIDIA have failed to deliver any results at all. UIDAI failed to bring suitable data protection and privacy laws. UIDAI also failed to accomplish it tasks and deadlines. UIDAI also retracted from its own policies and stands regarding vendor lock in and technology neutrality.
Also the department of personnel and training (DoPT) India has still to draft bills on privacy laws and data protection. Although an approach paper has been circulated by DoPT yet it is of no significance in the present times.
If we remove the façade of welfare project deep inside projects like Aadhar, Natgrid, CCTNS, etc and authorities like UIDAI are nothing but instrumentalities of civil liberties violations and e-surveillance.
After the successive failures of government departments and authorities like department of information technology (DIT) India, DoPT, UIDAI, etc it is high time for the PMO to interfere before it is too late.