The SC interim order on Aadhaar implies that Aadhaar will be voluntary for the rich while being mandatory for the poor to access welfare schemes that are critical for survival
Last Updated at March 31, 2018 00:42 IST
In a nutshell, it implies that Aadhaar will be voluntary for the rich while being mandatory for the poor to access welfare schemes that are critical for survival. In other words, sadly, right to privacy crucially ...The Supreme Court’s interim order of March 13 appears incongruous to the earlier unanimous verdict on the right to privacy and the Constitutional right to equality. The deadline to link Aadhaar with bank accounts and phones have been indefinitely extended while they aren't extended for notifications of welfare schemes for the poor such as old age pensions and MGNREGA.
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