The Virtual ID, which would be a random 16-digit number, together with biometrics of the user would give any authorised agency like a mobile company, limited details like name, address and photograph, which are enough for any verification.
The move, which came into effect on October 26, is believed to be an innovative way for the railways to encourage passengers to link their Aadhar numbers to their online booking accounts on IRCTC.
The apex court said that that it will hear all the pleas challenging whether Aadhaar is mandatory for getting various services or not, on 30th October.
The government issued a clarification in this regard saying reports that Aadhaar number was mandatory for registration of death of an individual were "totally incorrect".
The Constitution Bench will hear the right to privacy aspect of the Aadhar case as well.
The bench also referred to the June 9 judgement passed by the apex court in which it had upheld the validity of an Income Tax Act provision making Aadhaar mandatory for allotment of PAN cards.
an Aadhaar authentication under National Health Mission or complete proof of Aadhar number is required for those who are eligible to receive conditional cash assistance using Nikshay
The government move comes close on the heels of the decision last week that all income tax assessees should link their Aadhaar numbers with Permanent Account Numbers (PAN)
Aviation minister Jayant Sinha said today that the government is likely to make Aadhaar card, passport or PAN mandatory right at the time of booking domestic flight tickets
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman J Satyanarayana on Wednesday said that the Aadhar database was completely secured and immune to attacks from any kind of malware
Flaying the central government for making Aadhar cards mandatory for issuing PAN cards, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today alleged that the Modi govt was continuously shifting the goalposts.
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In a major privacy breach, details of more than a million Aadhar numbers were published on a website maintained by the Jharkhand Directorate of Social Security.
The agency responsible for leaking the Aadhar receipt of legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been blacklisted for 10 years by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
An over enthusiastic agency involved with the UIDAI to enroll citizens for Aadhar shared the personal details of ace cricketer M S Dhoni on social media
A day after the Supreme Court ruled that biometric cards cannot be made mandatory for accessing welfare scheme benefits, the central government on Tuesday Clarified that identity proofs other than Aadhaar can also be used to avail such benefits.
Having already made Aadhar number mandatory for people to get LPG subsidies in October last year, the government has now extended the ambit of the biometric identity to now cover the women in BPL households for securing free cooking gas connections.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may make Aadhar and PAN card mandatory for gold or silver purchases over Rs 50,000 in the upcoming budget 2017-18, the Economic Times reported today. Currently, customers are required to present
After the demonetisation of high value currency and its subsequent digital push, the government is now going to introduce a new Aadhaar-based digital payment system for the common man soon, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Centre is set make Aadhar or Unique Identification (UID) mandatory for availing senior citizen concession at both counter and e-tickets.However, such a requirement will be optional during January-March 2017. Railway Ministry has decided to implement
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