AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 2663 - UIDAI contracts

In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.

On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.

In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.

In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.

In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.

"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi

Ram Krishnaswamy

Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI 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.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Sunday, July 15, 2012

2663 - UIDAI contracts - TAHAZ Word Press

UIDAI contracts

July 6, 2012 at 10:07 am | Posted in The Market | Comments Off
Why UIDAI has not given any data with respect to money?
How much public money did UIDAI give to each contract?
What is the duration of contract?
What was the process?
Why a particular firm was selected? On that grounds?
What is the time frame of completing the contracts?
What are the consequences if contracts are not completed on time?
http://uidai.gov.in/contracts-awarded-link.html

Contracts Awarded

S.No.	Agency	Description	Order Date
1	HCL Infosystems	Design, development, maintenance and support of Intranet and Knowledge Management portal	07-07-2011
2	M/s HP India Sales Pvt Ltd	Aadhaar Document Management service	07-06-2011
3	M/s Wipro Ltd.	Deployment of 7 Project Managers	02-05-2011
4	M/s MAC Associates	Renovation/Remodelling of 9th Floor, UIDAI office, Delhi	28-04-2011
5	M/S. Wipro Ltd	Supply, Installation, Commissioning for Hardware & Software for Data Centre at Bengaluru & NCR	29-03-2011
6	National Informatics Centre Services Inc.	Purchase of 68 Blade Servers	08-03-2011
7	M/S. Wipro Ltd	Deployment of 32 Resource Personnel and Monitoring Tools	03-02-2011
8	Sagem Morpho Security Pvt. Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Authentication Devices	02-02-2011
9	Totem International Ltd	Purchase of Biometric Authentication Devices	02-02-2011
10	Linkwell Telesystems Pvt. Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Authentication Devices	02-02-2011
11	Sai Infosystem (India) Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Authentication Devices	02-02-2011
12	Geodesic Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Authentication Devices	02-02-2011
13	HCL Infosystems Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Authentication Devices	02-02-2011
14	I D Solutions	Purchase of Biometric Authentication Devices	02-02-2011
15	NISG	Order for preparation of DPR for setting up of UBCC	31-01-2011
16	STQC	Hiring of Agency for Security Audit of IT infrastructure at UIDAI	21-01-2011
17	Telsima Communication Pvt.Ltd	Hiring of space for UBCC at Bengaluru	27-01-2011
18	Wipro Limited	Hiring of Data Centre Space (2000 sqft) & Facilities for UIDAI at Delhi/NCR	23-12-2010
19	Aircel, Bharti Airtel Ltd, BSNL, RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, Reliance Communications, Tata Communications	Piped Data Connectivity	29-11-2010
20	HCL Infosystems Ltd.	Disk Array Enclosures, SATA Disk Drives and Upgrade Pair 4G FC Ports	29-11-2010
21	National Informatics Centre Services Inc.	Video Conferencing for UIDAI HQ & ROs	03-08-2010
22	Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (Mahindra Satyam)	Implementation of Biometric Solution for UIDAI	30-07-2010
23	L1 Identity Solutions Operating Company	Implementation of Biometric Solution for UIDAI	30-07-2010
24	Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.	Implementation of Biometric Solution for UIDAI	30-7-2010
25	Percept H. Pvt. Ltd. (Media)	Advertising Agency for designing Creative Content	01-07-2010
26	Bharti Airtel Ltd.	Hiring & Data Center Space (2000 sq ft.) & facilities for UIDAI at Bangalore	25-06-2010
27	Intelenet Global Services	Setting up and Operating Contact Centers for the UIDAI	15-6-2010
28	Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	Re-Design, Development, Maintenance and Support of UIDAI Web Portal	11-06-2010
29	National Informatics Centre Services Inc.	Purchase of Storage Systems for Data Centre	05-05-2010
30	Mindtree Ltd.	Application Software Development, Maintenance and Support Agency for UIDAI	27-04-2010
31	National Informatics Centre Services Inc.	Purchase of Hardware for Data Centre	07-04-2010
32	National Informatics Centre Services Inco	Purchase of Blade Servers and Hardware for Data Centre	05-04-2010
33	Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Devices	10-03-2010
34	HCL Infosystems Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Devices	10-03-2010
35	Ernst & Young	Consultancy Services to UIDAI for Setting up of Central ID Data Repository (CIDR) and Selection of Managed Service Provider (MSP)	26-02-2010
36	4G Identity Solution Pvt. Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Devices	24-02-2010
37	e-Smart Systems Pvt. Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Devices	22-02-2010
38	Base Systems Pvt. Ltd.	Purchase of Biometric Devices	22-02-2010