AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 8669 - NPCI hosts e-payment literacy workshop in Karnataka

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

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

8669 - NPCI hosts e-payment literacy workshop in Karnataka

NPCI hosts e-payment literacy workshop in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 8
IBNS
12 hours ago

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella organization for all retail payment system in the country has initiated an 'e-Payments Literacy Workshop' in Karnataka on the occasion of World Literacy Day.

In Karnataka, the six target centres were Belgaum, Dharwad, Tumkur, Mysore, Chikkaballapur and Bellary. Simultaneously, the nationwide event was hosted by NPCI representatives in 28 states at 120 centres supported by all 56 Regional Rural Banks.

More than 24000 participants from RRBs took part in the initiative at the same time.

Participants who have attended the workshop were familiarized with customs of ATMs and its numerous features like Cash Withdrawal, Balance Enquiry, Mini Statement enquiry etc. Consumer redressal advices and other precautionary tips on PIN change and Fund transfer were demonstrated.

Security tips like mobile number registration, seeding Aadhaar with bank and LPG subsidy process were also presented. Payment solutions through RuPay card at PoS, e-comm, ATMs channels were encouraged along with NPCIs customer friendly fund transfer services.

Balachandran M, Chairman, NPCI released A smart payments e-Book Manual that was presented to banks across all locations by NPCI officials.

The booklet contains 136 basic, relevant and easy to understand FAQs on ATM transactions, RuPay Debit Cards, PoS Usage, E-commerce transactions, IMPS (Immediate Payment Service), AEPS (Aadhaar Enabled Payment Service). The process and procedures through FAQs have been divided into 5 sections based on combination of payment products and NPCIs services like NFS (National Financial Switch), Debit Card, IMPS, AEPS and APBS (Aadhaar Payment Bridge System) which are meant to address the basic challenges faced by the consumers.

Balachandran M, Chairman, NPCI said, Digital and smart banking systems shall be accessible even in the remotest corner of our country; our initiative is to tap consumers belonging to all sections of the society and elevate their banking experience. Every citizen should be empowered with technologically-advanced banking facilities and should be eventually brought under the umbrella of mainstream banking. This workshop is aimed at motivating all our stakeholders and consumers to optimally utilise state-of-the-art payment products that are designed to suit the customised needs of customers from different strata of the society.

A P Hota, Managing Director CEO, NPCI said, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have been playing a vital role in financial inclusion. Now that they have technical infrastructure and access to various payments systems through NPCI, all efforts need to be made to make their customers aware of the facilities available. Financial Literacy for these customers has the potential to bridge India with Bharat.

Cumulative sessions on the same lines have been envisioned to accelerate the Digital India initiative to transform India into a less-cash economy and mark a positive difference in the payments ecosystem. NPCI has been on the forefront to introduce several safe, secure and simple means of payments for customers and has been actively empowering its stakeholders. It is now willing to educate elementary banking fundamentals to fresh entrants and encourage usage of electronic payments in everyday lives.