Opinion of ministry and attorney general was the basis for issuing Aadhaar numbers before a law backing it was passed
The official comment came was in response to criticism that the UIDAI was issuing the Aadhaar numbers on the basis of only an executive order and not a law. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint
New Delhi: The opinion of the law ministry and the attorney general was the basis for issuing Aadhaar unique identity numbers before a law backing it was passed, a government release said on Thursday.
The official comment came was in response to criticism that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was issuing the unique identity numbers on the basis of only an executive order and not a law.
The release, titled National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2013, to be introduced in winter session of Parliament, responds to this and other criticisms of the parliamentary standing committee on finance. The Bill was referred to the House panel headed by opposition leader Yashwant Sinha after it was introduced on 3 December 2010 in the upper House.