AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14487 - 6TH 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 6, 2020

14487 - 6TH JUNE 2020 - AADHAAR UPDATES,

Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 6 June 2020

How to change address on Aadhaar card: Follow steps
India Today
Aadhaar is a unique 12-digit number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to the resident of India, on behalf of the Government ...

Farmers told to link Aadhaar, bank account
The New Indian Express
Agriculture minister BC Patil urged farmers, who have not linked their Aadhaar cards to their bank accounts, to do so at the earliest.

Eight money related tasks to complete before June 30, 2020
Economic Times
If your PAN is not linked with Aadhaar by the deadline set for this, then your PAN will become invalid. With an invalid PAN, you will not be able to conduct ...

Mumbai-based techies send rations to 80k people in 60 days
Mumbai Mirror
And, sure, they have Aadhaar cards as without those they can't get driver's licenses or hawkers' licenses…if they want to work in any company, they ...

UP nears 100% feat in digital foodgrain distribution system
Times of India
Likewise, he said, the Aadhaar seeding target to ensure that only eligible beneficiaries avail ration from the PDS shops touched 99.5%. According to ...

EPF account alert! EPFO updates KYC for 52.62 lakh subscribers in 2 months of Covid-19
Indiainfoline
The total included Aadhaar seeding for 39.97 lakh subscribers, mobile seeding (UAN activation) for 9.87 lakh subscribers and bank account seeding ...

Rs 2000 crore cash delivered by postmen in 70 days of lockdown
Times of India
... on May 12 how in the first 50 days of the lockdown India Post had delivered Rs 1,000 crore using the Aadhaar enabled Payment System (AePS).

PAN card application: NSDL ends tie-up with Alankit
Livemint
Anyone with an Aadhaar card can get a PAN card in just 10 minutes and for free. Subscribe to newsletters.

Jharkhand: Transgenders, women perform puja to ward off coronavirus
The New Indian Express
The women brought their bank passbooks and Aadhaar cards to the place of worship with them expecting that money will be transferred to their bank ...

'Beaten Up For Being Muslim': Migrant Returning Home Shares Ordeal
The Quint
My Aadhaar card, however, was not returned. I then asked the driver to return my card. The driver's assistant came and started hitting me. I asked him to ...

Punjab farmers send buses to Bihar, UP to get labour
Times of India
We will be getting Aadhar card details from the migrants today. It is the same labour that works in our fields every season. The bus to UP will cost us Rs ...

Noida: Report issues of containment zones, health and sanitisation online now
Times of India
... which seeks basic information like resident's name, address, email id and phone number, an alternate phone number and Aadhaar card number.

How to do E-nomination in PF account
ZipLoan (blog)
Other requirements are Aadhar number, address, date of birth, bank account details, mobile number and scanned copies of photographs of all nominees ...

SC Queries States On Plans For Employment Of Returned Migrants
Ommcom News
She insisted that there should be nothing required except for basic information for registration - name, Aadhaar card number etc. The bench reiterated ...

IndusInd Bank Launches App For Opening Current Account
Goodreturns
... MCA, IEC and Aadhaar."With this, customers can enjoy a swift and seamless account opening experience that eliminates the need for undertaking ...

Dy Chairman reviews implementation of One Nation, One Ration Card
Daily Excelsior
They can lift ration by using the existing and same ration card after Aadhaar authentication. By 31st March 2021 all states will be added to One Nation, ...