Saturday, April 21, 2018

13327 - Aadhaar Articles dated 20th April 2018



Economic Times
Before you change details in the EPFO records, make sure your Aadhaar has the right information that you want to be corrected. It may so happen that you may get the below mentioned message "Aadhaar is already verified. Your details aren't editable", which means that your Aadhaar has already been ...






Times of India
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing a clutch of petitions challenging Aadhaar and its enabling 2016 law, was told by the counsel for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that the 12-digit national identifier brought the citizens face to face with the ...



Biometric Update
India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the time for residents to link their taxation permanent account numbers to their Aadhaar biometric IDs from March 31, 2018 to June 30, 2018. Aadhaar is the 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every ...






The Hindu
Mumbai: Claiming that over 21.82 lakh beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS) have been left without ration services as their Aadhaar number could not be linked with their ration cards due to technical glitches, Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday said the compulsion ...



Livemint
New Delhi: In a strong defence of Aadhaar, the World Bank on Thursday said India's “strong government” push to increase account ownership through biometric identification cards helped narrow both the gender gap and the gap between the rich and poor. India has significantly reduced the gender gap ...






Times of India
A bunch of Aadhaar cards and postal letters from government offices were found in a sack along the PAP canal near Alagumalai recently. Tirupur south tahsildar Gopalakrishnan seized the bundle and found that they were supposed to be delivered through the Gandhinagar sub-post office.






The Hindu
Claiming that over 21.82 lakh beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS) have been left without ration services as their Aadhaar number could not be linked with their ration cards due to technical glitches, Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday said the compulsion of ...



The New Indian Express
Mohan said he visited several offices, including the Nemmadi Kendra in Kaup and Aadhaar enrolment centre at Bannanje in Udupi, but in vain. As a last resort, he wrote to the office of the Prime Minister, explaining the problem. The PMO followed up the issue and ensured that the Aadhaar card was ...






Jagran Josh
The offline QR code will allow everyone to establish their identity through offline verification without revealing their 12-digit Aadhaar number. ... Addressing the concern of any sort of data breach through Aadhaar, the UIDAI clarified that it will not use Aadhaar information for any kind of data analysis in the ...



Nagaland Post
Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Sushil Kumar Patel (IAS) through a press release has informed the general public of Dimapur district that some unauthorized shops/outlets, not authorized by the state government, were carrying out Aadhaar enrollment. According to DIPR, the DC has reminded the public ...






The News Minute
In yet another case of Aadhaar imposition, the staff at the Madras High Court refused to accept an NGOs writ petition since the petitioner did not submit his Aadhaar card. Padam Narayanan, Director of Change India, was submitting his writ petition at the Madras High Court on Thursday when he was ...






Financial Express
While over 90% of people in Rajasthan are covered by Aadhaar, for some reason, hospitals are being allowed to admit patients just on the basis of their IDs — that is, without insisting on live authentication using biometric devices — as long as the medical officer of the hospital okays it. Clause 1.13.4 of ...






Times of India
Asked about the Aadhaar Card technology, Lipton said it is relatively new and seems to have many advantages. "It surely has huge promises and could help overcome remoteness and promote inclusion," he said. There certainly are possible drawbacks, he noted. "From the beginning it's been clear that ...






Morung Express
DIMAPUR, APRIL 19 (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur has informed the general public of Dimapur district that some Aadhaar enrollment are being carried out in shops/outlets that are not authorized by the state government. The DC, Sushil Kumar Patel in a press release on Thursday reminded ...






Swarajya
World Bank Praises Modi Government's Aadhaar Push. Indian government's “strong” push to increase account ownership through biometric identification cards helped narrow both the gender gap and the gap between the rich and poor, the World Bank said on Thursday. In its Global Findex database ...






News On Dot
The staff at the Madras High Court today refused to accept an NGOs writ petition since the petitioner did not submit his Aadhaar card. Padam Narayanan, Director of Change India, was asked to give his Aadhaar card as address proof and submitted his writ petition at the Madras High Court on Thursday.






indiablooms
New Delhi: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) confirmed that the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) pensioners can now submit a life certificate without the 12-digit unique identity number, Aadhaar. The above facility can also be availed by pensioners, who do possess Aadhaar, but ...






Hindustan Times
Aadhaar is a shining example of how access to government services can be transformed for vulnerable communities. For India this represents an opportunity to lead the way, not just in improving electoral systems across the globe, but also in helping some of the poorest countries in reaching their ...






NDTV
To prevent agents cornering tickets at the time of opening of the bookings, the Indian Railways has barred them from booking tickets between 08:00 am to 08:30 am, 10:00 am to 10:30 am and 11:00 am to 11:30 am. Besides that, Aadhaar card has been made mandatory for agents' registration.