-The Indian Express In Jharkhand, ABBA was first made compulsory for PDS users in Ranchi district in August 2016. By June 2017, it was mandatory in about 80 per cent of the ration shops across the state. This meant, of course, that Aadhaar itself was compulsory — no Aadhaar, no food. Recent events in Jharkhand shed some useful light on the damage done by compulsory biometric authentication in the Public Distribution...
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Don't create panic on Aadhaar linking: SC to banks, telcos -Amit Anand Choudhary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court eased on Friday the pressure mounted by banks and Telecom Companies on customers through frequent messages to link Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobile phone numbers and ordered that they intimate people about the deadline for doing so. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said even judges are not spared from such messages, which the petitioners termed as part...
More »Didi's Aadhaar battle in court -R Balaji
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Mamata Banerjee government has petitioned the Supreme Court against the Centre's alleged push to make Aadhaar cards mandatory for extending the benefits of social welfare schemes. The petition is scheduled to be heard on Monday. The matter has been listed before the bench of Justices A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan along with another petition, moved by social activist Raghav Tankha, that challenges the government's order to link...
More »Government may go beyond Aadhaar to verify mobile numbers -Pankaj Doval
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Faced with criticism for forcing people to link their Aadhaar numbers with their mobile connection, thereby creating scope for privacy invasion, the government is considering the option of allowing other identity proofs to complete the verification process. These IDs could include ration card, driver's license and passport. "We are ready to explore other options. We are looking at whether a ration card, or a driver's license,...
More »Aadhaar linkage: Telcos use pressure tactics on users -Pankaj Doval
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Telecom operators are bombarding their consumers with messages to link their SIM cards with Aadhaar, going so far as to threaten a disconnection in services. Those who use Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, among others, have been fielding frequent SMS alerts and tele-calls from mobile operators and their field associates, asking them to link their numbers with Aadhaar. Telecom Companies cite a directive from the Department...
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