-The Times of India NAGPUR: Aadhaar cards given by the Unique Identification Authority of India (uidAI) will henceforth have date of birth (DoB) too. Till now, more than Rs 2,000 crore have been spent on uid scheme and over 23 crore residents have enrolled for these cards. However, so far the cards did not bear date of birth because of which they were not acceptable as document for age proof. On December...
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Now, e-aadhaar on a par with printed letters -Geeta Gupta
-The Financial Express uidAI validates digital counterpart to tackle problem of letters lost in transit. To overcome the unending complaints of Aadhaar letters being lost in transit by India Post, the Unique Identification Authority of India (uidAI) has decided to validate "e-aadhaar" as a secured electronic document "to be treated on a par with the printed Aadhaar letter". In an office memorandum issued on March 28 by uidAI's Assistant Director General A Kharkwal,...
More »Cash transfer put off by at least 3 months -Subodh Ghildiyal & Mahendra Singh
-The Times of India The expansion of UPA's flagship intervention - direct benefits transfer (DBT) - is likely to be pushed back by three months, shrinking the window for fullscale implementation of the scheme that Congress sees as its trump card for the 2014 polls. The scheme to ensure delivery of cash subsidies and entitlements to bank accounts of beneficiaries was launched in January 2013. However, for the scheme to live up...
More »Prof. Reetika Khera, Development economist IIT Delhi interviewed by Sreelatha Menon
-The Business Standard Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi professor and development economist Reetika Khera tells Sreelatha Menon that the food Bill may not be a leap ahead, but it is certainly a step forward * The food Bill is a guarantee for lifelong dependence on government doles. As an economist, can one defend such a policy? The food Bill should be seen as an investment. "Labour" is India's most important asset. In that sense,...
More »Right to Food Campaign rejects the National Food Security Bill cleared by the Cabinet
-Right to Food Campaign RIGHT TO FOOD CAMPAIGN REJECTS THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY BILL CLEARED BY THE CABINET THE CAMPAIGN WILL CONTINUE PROTESTING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE FOOD SECURITY LAW THIS IS A MERE SOP, A FOOD INSECURITY LAW AND NOT A FOOD SECURITY LAW Jantar Mantar 19th March, 2013 More than 500 people of the Right to Food Campaign sitting at Jantar Mantar rejected the National Food Security Bill 2013 which was passed by the cabinet...
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