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

Saturday, May 16, 2020

14469 - 15TH MAY 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 15 May 2020

Not furnishing PAN or Aadhaar? You won't get this latest benefit announced by Modi govt
Financial Express (Hindi)
Not furnishing PAN/Aadhaar for income tax purposes? The benefit of latest reduction in the rates of tax deducted at source and tax collected at source ...

Odisha makes Aadhaar optional for migrants, allows 19 ID proofs
The New Indian Express
Odisha makes Aadhaar optional for migrants, allows 19 ID proofs. On Thursday, Advocate General Ashok Kumar Parija filed an affidavit stating that 19 ...

Andhra Pradesh makes Aadhaar a must for buying liquor, cuts off Tamil Nadu tipplers
Times of India
We can sell liquor only after verifying the Aadhaar card, wherein the customer should be a resident within our taluk," a worker with a wine shop at Puttur ...

India's Aarogya Setu app is another chapter in its chequered history of data protection
Scroll.in
From lapses in Aadhaar to SBI's data servers, India's cyber security practices have not been promising. Manavi Kapur, qz.com. Yesterday · 08:30 pm.

SEBI allows e-KYC using Aadhaar Authentication Service to 8 entities in Securities Market [Read ...
taxscan.in (press release)
SEBI allows e-KYC using Aadhaar Authentication Service to 8 entities in Securities Market [Read Circular]. May 14, 2020 12:56 pm| By : Taxscan Team.

One nation, one ration card: Nandan Nilekani's digital PDS scheme being carried forward by Modi ...
Financial Express
Earlier, Nandan Nilekani had written to the government to use Aadhar or UID (unique identification) to plug the leakages in the PDS (public distribution ...

Mismatch in names; 40000 people fail to get 4th instalment of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi
Mathrubhumi English
It is reported that the differences in the name on Aadhaar card and the application resulted in the denial of the fourth instalment of the financial aid.

Ration Card 2020: Crores of People Will Continue to Get Free Ration till September
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
As per reports, the timeline given to all States/UTs, under the Aadhaar notification of the Department of Food and Public Distribution dated 07.02.2017 ...

EPFO Covid 19 claim: Know how to do it, eligibility and more
Zee Business
Your Aadhaar should be linked with your UAN -- Bank account and IFSC code should be seeded with the UAN -- Mobile number should be seeded ...

The identity crisis
THE WEEK
There is an assorted basket—Aadhaar, PAN, voter's card, passport, driving licence, SC/ST certificate, bank accounts, ration card and MGNREGA job ...

New lower TDS, TCS rates not applicable for these individuals
Mirror Now
... the taxpayer has furnished the Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Aadhaar to the deductor. Taxpayers who fail to furnish their PAN or Aadhaar, ...

40 workers keen to walk 400km
Telegraph India
“We heard some people were sent back to Murshidabad by bus and so deposited our Aadhaar card details and photos with some volunteers who said ...

How To Apply For MSME Loan Online? Documents Required And New Policy Explained
Republic World
Scroll down and fill details such as Aadhaar Number, and the Name of the Entrepreneur. Once you have entered these details, click on "Validate & ...

HC tells Delhi govt to take call on online sale, home delivery of liquor by May 15
Hindustan Times
A bench of justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal was hearing a plea by a 21-year-old law student, Aadhaar Gaur, who had sought ...

Money making opportunity! Get into business with Paytm, become Service Agent, earn Rs 30000 or ...
Zee Business
See Zee Business Live TV Streaming Below: No compatible source was found for this media. Documents required: -- Copy of your Aadhaar Card

Coronavirus update: Sitharaman allocates Rs 3500 cr for foodgrain for migrants
Down To Earth Magazine
Clarifgication suggests portability will be through Aadhaar. Nearly Rs 2 lakh cr concessional credit through Kisan Credit Cards; apart from farming,

Govt to make ration cards portable nationwide; will propose social security for gig & platform ...
MediaNama.com
A family member living in another city can withdraw the leftover ration quota using his Aadhaar number, and that is the point of portability, finance ...

People decry PCMC's property tax mandate to reopen their shops
Pune Mirror
... owners were asked to apply for permissions online, which are to be supported by a copy of Aadhaar and property tax receipts (paid till March 2020).

Kisan Credit Card Loan: How Farmers Can Easily Get Loans through Various Banks; Direct Links ...
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
Copy of address proof document like Aadhaar card, PAN card, Voter ID, driving license. The proof must have the present address of the applicant to be ...

Power discoms get ₹90000 crore liquidity lifeline
Livemint
Sitharaman also spoke about the JAM trinity solution—Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and mobile numbers—as a game-changing reform for better


UTTAR PRADESH MIGRANT DIED ON TRAIN, NOW TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
Free Press Journal
Based on his Aadhaar card, the person has been identified as resident of Jamuhar village in Jaunpur. He was taken to Balram hospital in Lucknow ...

Affordable housing to get a boost from second tranche of economic package
Financial Express
The best way to do this would be through greater use of Aadhaar e-KYC, Video KYC, and CKYC,” added Shetty. It may be noted that the Modi ...

Govt refashions 'One Nation One Card' as relief measure for migrants
Business Standard
Sources said proper Aadhar seeding of all rations cards was a must for proper implementation of the scheme. According to the central government, so ...

No closer to home after walking with death as companions
Times of India
That evening, someone stole the young man's PAN card, Aadhaar card, mobile phone, his small bag of clothes and his entire savings of Rs 2,000.

TDS/TCS rate for non-salary payments cut by 25 pc till Mar'21;ITR filing deadline extended to Nov'20
Devdiscourse
... 206 AA of the Income-tax Act due to non-furnishing of PAN/Aadhaar, it shall be deducted at the rate of 20 per cent and not at the rate of 15 per cent.

Meagre meals and no ration force migrant workers to beg for food
Hindustan Times
Asked if she owns an Aadhaar card, Jan Dhan account or a ration card, she said, “I received no money in my Jan Dhan account and despite giving our ...

Grow coconut, mango, guava and banana to get NREGA fund: D Rudresh
citytoday
For that, RTC, Aadhaar, BPL card and bank passbook have to be submitted. Plants will be provided at a discounted price,” he added. Senior assistant ...

Guest workers in Madurai protest, seek return to native
Times of India
Revenue officials said that already 350 of them have given their willingness to go to their native places along with the Aadhaar card copies.

UGC NET 2020 Exam Dates in 2 Days confirmed by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal: Online ...
Jagran Josh
Type of Identification – Aadhaar Number, Bank A/c Number/ Passport Number/ Ration Card/ Other Government ID; Qualifying Degree Certificate or last ...
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