AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 3329 - 2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards lie undelivered

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

Saturday, May 25, 2013

3329 - 2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards lie undelivered - TOI

2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards lie undelivered

TNN | May 22, 2013, 06.26 AM IST

HYDERABAD: Around 2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards are lying at the office of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as the applicants concerned were not available at the residences when the cards were delivered by the postal authorities. The authorities have now decided to deliver the cards again with help of the district administration.

"We have about 2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards lying with us which were returned as the persons were not found at the address. The postal authorities waited for seven days before returning such cards to us," MVS Ram Reddy, deputy director general, UIDIA, Andhra Pradesh, told TOI.

In fact, the UIDAI is unable to establish as to who exactly fall in this category as the status update options on the official UIDAI website does not take into account the cards that were returned due to the absence of the applicant at the time of delivery. "Therefore, it is not clear as to who these 2.75 lakh Aadhaar applicants are. This only prolongs the agony of the Aadhaar applicant," said an official.

Now, the authorities have decided to take the help of the district administration in ensuring that the 'returned' Aadhar cards are once again delivered to the rightful applicant. Within the next 10 days, the cards will be dispatched to the district administration which will further send it to the mandal authorities for distribution, officials said. Redistribution of the 2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards will be completed within one month, the officials added.

The UIDAI website does not take into account the cards that were retuned due to the absence of the applicant at the time of delivery and since the cards are being sent via ordinary post, it is not possible to track them unlike the Speed Post. The UIDAI had stopped delivering the cards via Speed Post as it was costing Rs 20 per card.

Comments:

s.k.das. (thane)

1 day ago

maximum of the small post offices are nonfunctional.they dont work. they dont delever. try other options.

AAM JANTA DAL OPPOSE (Gurgaon, Haryana)

So, What is or would be the base of disbursement of Cash Subsidy????????????? Everything in Scam????????????

Jaffar Zaidi (Hyderabad)

3 days ago

It is mind boggling the heights of Govt. apathy and short-sightedness related to the Aadhaar card. The UIDAI website says it is a VOLUNTARY card then how can the Govt. link subsidy to something so voluntary? 2.7 Lakh Aadhaar cards are undelivered because the postal department is not interested in doing its job; After all they will get their full pay even if the don't deliver. Remember the stash of Aadhaar cards found burning on the streets of Hyderabad not too long ago. UIDAI is a great idea but a failed scheme. Their budgets have been cut by the Govt.and their own attitude towards delivery of the UID scheme is questionable. After all why does nobody pick up the phones at their toll free number? Why does the e-Aadhaar portal not work? Why are the people at the enrolment centre not conversant in Hindi or English? Why are the forms being filled and options being ticked for the general public by the people at the desk as per their whims and fancies? These are data entry guys who cant even explain the fields in an Aadhaar application form. What is the basis for overenthusiasm in bringing Aadhaar linked subsidies? Numbers speak for themselves and what we need to look at is how many people got their Aadhaar cards not just how many have applied. This experiment is doomed at the moment and I hope the Govt. comes to its senses and puts on hold the subsidy scheme for the next few years until 100% enrolment and delivery of Aadhaar cards is done. I wonder if there is a dirty money trail linked to this Aadhaar business!

Swati Saini (Karnatka)

3 days ago

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rajan loknathan (chennai / trivandrum)

I have seen many cards just lying in the boxes kept for the individuals while the cards are to be delivered to their apartments directly. Many times the post men leave it outside ot do not care to hand them over to people even though they are sent by registered post.

panishaker Reddy (Hyderabad)

FOR SURE ONE IS MINE.

observer (hyderabad)

3 days ago

Besides the lakhs of Aadhar Cards not delievered to the applicants, there are lakhs of people who are waiting for the authorities of the UIDAI to issue them new cards for the first time. Shamsabad was supposed to have a camp for the issue of Aadhar cards in the month of April, but, as usual, they do not have the staff, to process the cards & there are no bio-metric sets available with the government of Andhra Pradesh, these are the excuses, the public gets to hear. Just like they make a mess of the voters card, the same is happening with the Aadhar card, useless government, & useless government officials. So all we do now, is wait & watch, the drama of the government.

rao (hyderabad) replies to observer

3 days ago

Why the hell cards should go back to UIDAI office? If MVS Ram Reddy directs PO to retain aadhar cards at post office (pin code or colony-wise), then those who applied can personally visit nearby PO and collect the cards by showing SMS recd. from UIDAI. Why this simple procedure cannot be followed for effective delivery?