AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14508 - 27TH JUNE 2020

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, June 27, 2020

14508 - 27TH JUNE 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,

Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 27 June 2020

Good news for Aadhaar cardholders! You can use it for enterprise registration from July without any ...
Financial Express
Enterprise registration with Aadhaar from July: The government on Friday notified new norms to allow online registration of new enterprises based on ...

By mid-2021 we aim to establish Generic Aadhaar outlets in 125 cities
Express Pharma
Recently, an 18-year-old young entrepreneur, Arjun Deshpande was in the news since Ratan Tata decided to invest in his start-up Generic Aadhaar.

PAN-Aadhaar, Tax saving, Form 16, belated ITR filing deadlines extended again
Economic Times
Several direct tax deadlines including those for linking of PAN with Aadhaar number, completing tax saving investments exercise for financial year ...

Dvara KGFS announces transactions worth Rs 7 crore through Aadhaar-enabled payment system
Economic Times
Dvara KGFS announces transactions worth Rs 7 crore through Aadhaar-enabled payment system. Villagers, especially those living in the remote rural ...

Uttar Pradesh: After Aadhaar, ePos makes PDS foolproof
Times of India
LUCKNOW: After weeding out 25 lakh ghost ration card holders through biometric and Aadhaar-based distribution network, the state government has ...

Letters to the editor (26 June 2020)
Oherald
Implement SC verdict on PAN-Aadhaar linking. The government is arbitrarily forcing the citizens of India to link the Permanent Account Number (PAN) ...

Taxpayer alert! Six recent changes in tax compliance requirements you must know
ET Now
... tax compliance requirements which includes extension in the date for filing of income tax return (ITR) for FY19 as well as linking PAN with Aadhaar.

DGFT to launch New Platform and Digital Delivery of IEC related Services on July 13, 2020 [Read ...
taxscan.in (press release)
The Trade notice clarified that the Digital Signature (DSC)/Aadhaar based e-Sign will be required for applying and modifying IEC or adding or ...

Bengaluru: Four years on, transport department rolls out e-permits for autos
Times of India
Though the e-permit was to be linked with Aadhaar, it was dropped after the Supreme Court ruled that Aadhaar should not be made mandatory for ...

EPFO rules: Partial EPF withdrawal last date is June 30! Correct these mistakes fast to get money ...
Zee Business
Remember, all this information will have to be given as per your Aadhaar card. After updating the information from your side, you will see the option of ...

I'm an attorney and have $50000 in my retirement account. My white attorney friend has $1 million ...
Business Insider India
The government has yet again deferred the deadlines for filing tax returns, linking the Aadhaar card to the PANS (Permanent account Number) and ...

Laptop proves a lifesaver
Telegraph India
... when he saw villagers thronging post offices and Aadhaar centres last year in the wake of the amended citizenship law to rectify their documents.

Our welfare system is broken
Economic Times (blog)
Similar Aadhaar-related issues kept people from disability and widow pensions, and the PM-KISAN benefits. People were also befuddled with ...

Girl eloping to join Instagram friend in Hyderabad rescued at Bengaluru airport
Times of India
... a fake SSLC markscard in her name to show that she was 18 years old and asked her to bring 15 photos, her Aadhaar card and Rs 10,000 cash.

First Non-Local IAS Officer Gets The Jammu and Kashmir Domicile Certificate
Kashmir Life
The administration has directed all locals to produce their Aadhaar numbers and PRCs to receive the certificate online. However, if a tehsildar in ...

Bank of Baroda Advocates Digital Banking for Safe and Secure Future
NewsPatrolling (press release) (blog)
Significantly, the bank has registered a 280% Q-on-Q growth in UPI channel on-boarding of merchants, a 118% jump in Bhim Aadhar and 36% in ...