When India embarked on its “unique ID” project in the fall of 2010, pledging to distribute unique 12-digit numbers to 1.2 billion people, the hope was that hundreds of millions of Indians who don’t have a passport, driver’s license or other credible identity document would get one – and with it, a ticket to essential government and private sector services. A new survey led by Arun Sundararajan, a professor at New...
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Indians don't feel 'engaged' at work: Survey
-The Economic Times A record high of 31% of Indian adults - or about 240 million Indians - rate their lives poorly enough to be considered 'suffering', according to the 2012 Gallup research released Monday at the Behavioral Economics Forum in New Delhi. This is against 24% "suffering" in 2011. Engagement in Indian workplaces is also a concern, with 8% of Indians who are employed for an employer being engaged, versus 32%...
More »UID queries cut, Phase II in May-Sharvari Patwa
After a lukewarm response to the phase I of the Unique Identification Number (UID) scheme, the state government has decided to do away with majority of questions in phase II to boost registrations. The move may expedite the process but is likely to double the work for various agencies at a later stage. The registrations for AADHAR cards under phase II are likely to begin next month. Unlike in phase I,...
More »Govt sent 75 complaints against judges in past yr-Nagendar Sharma
At least 75 complaints of corruption and misconduct against serving judges of the Supreme Court and high courts were forwarded in the last one year for “appropriate action” by the government to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and chief justices of concerned high courts. The justice department of the law ministry, which forwards these complaints, has told HT that it “is unaware of any action taken on these complaints” by...
More »No compromise with security due to issue of Aadhaar cards: Ashwani Kumar
-PTI The security of the country will not be compromised by issue of Aadhaar cards for the people, as this does not confer right of Citizenship to anyone including illegal migrants, Rajya Sabha was informed today. "Aadhaar does not confer Citizenship nor does it by itself confer right of Citizenship for illegal migrants, which will be determined by the relevant statutory and implementing authorities. "Hence, compromise of national security due to enrolments under...
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