AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 3388 - More news on Cash Transfer Dated 2nd June 2013

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

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

3388 - More news on Cash Transfer Dated 2nd June 2013

Direct cash transfer of LPG subsidy launched

Deccan Chronicle

Anantapur: The district authorities have launched the direct cash transfer scheme for LPG consumers from Saturday, although 2.16 lakh LPG consumers are still awaiting Aadhaar enrolment. In-charge collector S. Satyanarayana launched the cash transfer ...

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Direct cash transfer of LPG subsidy launched in 18 districts

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The union government, as part of its programme for direct cash transfer of subsidies to beneficiaries, has started transferring an amount of Rs435 each directly in the bank accounts of LPG (cooking gas) consumers in 18 districts of the country from today.

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Direct cash transfer will not lead to misuse: Montek

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) Enthused by encouraging findings of a UNICEF-SEWA joint study on direct cash transfer, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said its implementation in large scale will not lead to any misuse of money.

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Direct cash transfer of LPG kicks off in 18 districts

Business Standard

Direct cash transfer of LPG kicks off in 18 districts. Over 6.7 million LPG consumers in these districts will benefit from the scheme. Add to My Page. Read more on: LPG | Aadhar | Veerappa Moily | Direct benefit transfer. email this article. Subject ...

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LPG Direct Cash Transfer Scheme Launched in Wardha

Outlook

LPG Direct Cash Transfer Scheme Launched in Wardha. Nagpur | Jun 01, 2013 · Tweet, PRINT. COMMENTS. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today launched the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme in neighbouring Wardha district, ...

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Direct transfer of cash subsidy on LPG in 18 districts starts today

India Today

Starting June 1 cooking gas (liquiefied petroleum gas) consumers in 18 districts will get Rs 435 in their bank accounts when they book an LPG cylinder as the government rolls out its ambitious direct benefit transfer programme to cut its fuel subsidy.

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LPG subsidy directly in bank accounts in 18 districts from today

Jagran Post

New Delhi: Government's ambitious direct cash transfer programme rolls out in 18 districts of the country from Saturday, as a result of which cooking gas (LPG) consumers will get Rs 435 in their bank accounts when they book an LPG cylinder. The scheme ...

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Direct transfer of LPG subsidy scheme launched

Times of India

PATHANAMTHITTA: The UPA government's much talked about scheme for "direct transfer of cash subsidy on LPG cylinders'' has come into being in Pathanamthitta and Wayanad districts in the state on Saturday. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop ...

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LPG direct cash transfer scheme launched in Wardha - Firstpost

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday launched the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme in neighbouring Wardha district, about 80 kms from Nagpur.

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Land transfer tax has become a cash grab, realtors say | Home ...

Buying a home in Manitoba is made more difficult because of a financially oppressive administrative levy added on to an already substantive cost, says one Winnipeg realtor.