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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Aadhaar trouble: How a woman's wages under MGNREGA were transferred to someone else's account -Rajendran Narayanan, Sakina Dhorajiwala & Sabhil Nath Paikra

Aadhaar trouble: How a woman's wages under MGNREGA were transferred to someone else's account -Rajendran Narayanan, Sakina Dhorajiwala & Sabhil Nath Paikra

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published Published on Apr 10, 2017   modified Modified on Apr 10, 2017
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Errors in linking Aadhaar to bank accounts under MNGREGA has meant many workers are going unpaid.

It is easy to wake a person who is sleeping, but difficult to wake someone pretending to be asleep. This aphorism rings true for several decisions of the Modi government.

One such example is the manner in which the government has pushed the unique identity project, despite several Supreme Court orders stating that the Aadhaar number cannot be made mandatory.

For instance, in August 2015, the Court said:

    “Having considered the matter, we are of the view that the balance of interest would be best served, till the matter is finally decided by a larger Bench if the Union of India or the UIDAI proceed in the following manner:- 1. The Union of India shall give wide publicity in the electronic and print media including radio and television networks that it is not mandatory for a citizen to obtain an Aadhaar card; 2. The production of an Aadhaar card will not be condition for obtaining any benefits otherwise due to a citizen...” [emphasis added]

But the government has gone ahead and made the Aadhaar number mandatory for several schemes. For instance, in the span of just a week in February-end and March, the government made the use of Aadhaar peremptory to obtain benefits of 11 schemes, including mid-day meals for school children. The justification for this seemingly draconian measure is unclear.

The Supreme Court, in October 2015, also allowed the voluntary use of Aadhaar card for labourers to get wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. However, block and district level administrative staff in various states, under pressure from the top, have been on an overdrive to enrol people under Aadhaar.

Several MGNREGA beneficiaries have reported that they have been coerced to sign the consent form during Aadhaar enrolment by the administrative staff, crushing the very meaning of consent. In a rush to meet targets, beneficiaries were hurriedly enrolled under Aadhaar, without giving them any explanation. This chaos also led to many errors in linking Aadhaar numbers to bank account numbers of workers under MGNREGA.

Consequently, there have been many “rejected payments” as well as many possible instances where one person’s Aadhaar number has been seeded to someone else’s bank account, as a result of which the wages have not gone to the intended beneficiary.

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Scroll.in, 9 April, 2017, https://scroll.in/article/833487/aadhaar-trouble-how-a-womans-wages-under-mgnrega-were-transferred-to-someone-elses-account


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