Why were two tribals and the Essar group framed by the Chhattisgarh police? Why are Soni Sori and Linga Kodopi being systematically silenced? This chilling story of one family reveals more about India's Naxal crisis than any official document can. AS I sit to write this, at 12.20 pm on 4 October 2011, an SMS pops up on my phone: “Soni Sori has been arrested by the Delhi Crime Branch.” The...
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Can you have Nilekani without UID? by Subir Roy
Both Nandan Nilekani and his well-wishers are today, two years after he set out on his unique identification (UID) journey, wiser if not a more disillusioned lot. Right at the outset he had acknowledged concerns over privacy issues, saying, “India does not really have a privacy law. So all this will act as an impetus to define the privacy framework for Indians.” That gaping hole is still staring us in...
More »AADHAR to be linked to MGNREGS wages by K Balchand
Bid to add social content to UID scheme, otherwise in limbo With the AADHAR scheme apparently in limbo, the Centre is making a desperate effort to provide it social content. As of now, only 3.5 crore unique identification cards have been issued as against an enrolment of 10 crore people across the country. Matters turned worse when the Reserve Bank of India issued a directive that bank accounts could not be opened on...
More »UID valid residence proof for opening bank acount: Nandan Nilekani
-The Times of India Unique identification authority said the Aadhaar cards issued by it are a valid residence proof for opening a bank account. "Aadhaar is a valid 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) document for opening a bank account," Unique Identification Development Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani said. "Aadhaar letter has two parts - identity and address. If the address which a person shows to the bank, is the same address...
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-The Business Standard Several Indian states have deployed information technology (IT) to improve the operations of their public distribution system (PDS). Madhya Pradesh has gone the farthest in this regard by issuing ration cards to only those with unique identification (UID) numbers. The state is also using the services of an IT firm. Since an IT system takes some time to be put in place and then some more to get...
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