AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 7903 - Haryana Govt launches e-services, apps for graft-free admin

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

Monday, May 4, 2015

7903 - Haryana Govt launches e-services, apps for graft-free admin - Deccan Herald

Haryana Govt launches e-services, apps for graft-free admin

Chandigarh, May 2, 2015 (PTI)

The Haryana government today launched seven e-services and software applications in a measure to provide hassle free and graft-free administration to the people of the state.

Launching the services in Panchkula near here, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the e-services would help translate the dream of 'Digital Haryana' into reality.

'Digital Haryana' would seek to provide digital infrastructure as a utility for every citizen, e-Governance and e-Services on demand and facilitate digital empowerment of citizens, an official release said here.

The digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen includes easy access to common service centre and "cradle-to -grave digital identity", e-Governance and e-Services on demand envisage electronic financial transactions and mobile platform based services, it said.

"Besides other benefits, the launch of these services would make e-governance visible; inject quite a dose of efficiency in the administration, and make Haryana move up the ladder of progressive states," the Chief Minister said.

The e-services and other add-on facilities launched by Khattar include -- Access to Common Service Centre, Services on demand, e-Stamping, Jeevan Pramaan, Revised State Portal, Aadhaar-enabled biometric Attendance System, CM Window, Mobile app and Aadhaar-linked registration of birth.

"Haryana is the first state in the country to launch some services on such large scale," Khattar said.

He said the state government plans to provide the citizens access to 'Access to Common Service Centre' (CSC) in their villages, followed by which 2,500 CSCs shall be set up across the state.

"Today, we are enabling the CSCs to deliver 20 e-services in the fields of revenue and health as well as other B2C (business to consumer) services through CSC-SPV, a Government of India entity. Under this, a citizen can file application for various kinds of certificates. The file moves electronically to various concerned authorities--tehsildar/ medical officer of Health Department," the Chief Minister said.

Eleven e-services of the Revenue Department have been launched under 'Services on demand' with the launch of other services of the Health Department.

Under these, copies of birth certificate and death certificate shall be provided. The state shall provide more than 100 e-services to the citizens by the end of the year, Khattar informed.

Haryana has also developed an e-Stamping application for online sale of e¬stamps through which the citizens can generate e-Stamp by paying online.

State portal has also been revised to fulfill the vision of providing easy and convenient information to the citizens about Haryana, and is further linked to the websites of departments to provide information on various schemes, the release said.

For the benefit of pensioners, they can get Jeevan Pramaan Certificate from any CSC in Haryana if they have an Aadhaar number.

"Haryana is the first state to launch this scheme on such a large scale in the country. Before 2012, pensions were provided through banks. After 2012, the disbursement was shifted to Treasuries," the release stated.

Soon, the CSCs shall be enabled to provide the verification mechanism so that pensioners do not have to travel to the Treasury for the verification process. Approximately 40,000 pensioners shall benefit from the new system, the release said.

Aadhaar-enabled biometric Attendance system (AEBAS) is a Aadhaar-based attendance system, which was also launched today and shall be used to mark attendance in all district mini-secretariats, two secretariats in Chandigarh and seven other departments.

"CM Window, Mobile app: The CM Grievances Redressal System" was launched on December 25, 2014. The 'CM Window' is operational in all Deputy Commissioner offices. Citizens can go to e-Disha kendras and lodge their grievances at CM Window.

With a view to enabling the citizen to track the status of one's grievances, an Android app has been created which will provide the detailed status of a particular complaint.

The Aadhar-linked registration of birth was also launched, under which all babies born in Haryana will be concurrently Aadhaar-enrolled and their birth certificate issued within seven days.

This measure, will not only help monitor delivery of all welfare and health-related benefits to an infant but will also help in tracking the child from birth to immunization to school admission, the release said.

Haryana Revenue Minister Abhimanyu, Health Minister Anij Vij, MP Ratan Lal Kataria, Panchkula and Kalka MLAs Gian Chand Gupta and Latika Sharma, Chief Secretary D S Dhesi, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula Vivek Atray and other senior officers of various departments were also present on this occasion.

Meanwhile, interacting with reporters later, Khattar described the e-governance as fundamental of his government.

He said that his foremost priority is to provide efficient, hassle free and graft-free administration to the people of the state by using information technology and minimizing human interface.

Replying to a question, Khattar said the state government is also going to make registration of death mandatory in the state.

On being asked whether the Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system would be successful in the state, the Chief Minister said the BJP government is committed for the success of any scheme or programme implemented by it.

Apart from the services launched today, he said that 20 citizen centric services have been linked with e-services under the Service Act to ensure their time bound delievery through the Citizen Service Centres (CSCs).

The Chief Minister said apart from the government jobs, special emphasis would be given to provide employment to youth in industrial sector. He said that the government is going to announce its industrial policy within next 15 days.

"Big industrialists including those from Haryana who have settled their businesses in other states as well abroad would be invited to set up their ventures in Haryana. This will not only boost development but also provide ample employment opportunities to the youth in the State," he added.