-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Congress said Aadhaar should not be mandatory till its penetration reaches a satisfactory level, aligning itself with the Supreme Court which on Monday said unique identification number could not be the pre-requisite for providing government services. It said Aadhaar was facing teething problems in many states and its issuance had not reached a stage where it could be used as testimonial for identity. "Congress will go by...
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Road kill: The national emergency in plain sight -Sandip Roy
-FirstPost.com It's a daily scene at the busy Gariahat crossing in Kolkata. Traffic is barreling down in all directions. Minibuses make screeching right turns at breakneck speed. The tramline in the middle of the street has been dug up and is a giant crater occupying half the road, marked by corrugated metal walls and little red flags. Taxis and autos dodge buses to try and squeeze by the construction onto a...
More »Aadhaar after the interim order-Basant Kumar Mohanty and R. Balaji
-The Telegraph * Do I still need an Aadhaar card for LPG subsidy if I live in one of the districts chosen for the pilot scheme, which applies from October 31 with a grace period of three months till January 31? There is no clarity yet. The decision will be voluntary, not mandatory, if the Supreme Court's interim order is upheld in the final ruling. But the Centre said on Tuesday that...
More »As deadline nears, UN officials call for accelerating progress on anti-poverty goals
-The United Nations With the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) looming, United Nations officials today called on countries to accelerate action to meet the global targets that have spurred the fastest reduction of poverty in human history. "With less than 830 days to go before the MDG target date, now is the time to accelerate progress - not give up," said the Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), Helen...
More »Will court ruling on Aadhaar impact Karanata DBT schemes? -Deepa Kurup
-The Hindu Aadhaar is mandatory for 28 welfare schemes in three districts The Supreme Court decree that ruled out making an Aadhaar number mandatory for delivery of government services, puts a spoke in the wheel of several ambitious plans announced by several departments of the State government to link crucial services to Aadhaar. These plans range from Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for kerosene and LPG subsidies to using the number to weed out...
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