The Bill -- which will be in form of amendment to Aadhaar Act 2016 and other laws and will replace an ordinance issued in March, 2019 -- also proposes stiff penalties for violation of norms.
Subsidised cooking gas will now be available only those who have Aadhaar cards. The government on Tuesday made Aadhaar mandatory for availing LPG subsidies but has given two months grace period for citizens to get the unique identification number.
The Supreme Court today sought assistance of Attorney General on a plea of senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging the decision to treat Aadhaar bill as a money bill, which was passed during Budget session last month, overruling amendments m
Justifying Lok Sabha's rejecting the amendments made by the Upper House to the Aadhaar Bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said adoption of changes would have pushed the legislation, aimed at streamlining the payment of benefits, into realms of uncon
Nandan Nilekani has said that the NDA government’s Aadhaar Bill has enough safeguards and this is ‘probably the most stringent law on privacy till date in the country’.
The government today made a strong pitch for the Aadhar Bill contending that the money spent by the government on account of various subsidies and welfare schemes need to reach the right people.
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