Thursday, September 25, 2014

5809 - Aadhaar: Is the Modi govt moving against the Supreme Court order? by Gopal Krishna - MONEY LIFE


Gopal Krishna | 24/09/2014 04:34 PM | 

The Supreme Court says Aadhaar is not mandatory for public services. Yet, like the Congress government, Modi too is forcing the biometric ID

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is riding on 12-digit biometric Aadhaar number project, which itself is controversial, legally contested, disapproved by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance and found questionable by the judiciary.

There is a categorical order of the Supreme Court reiterated at least two occasions stating that Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory.