The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed by a voice vote after Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assured the House that Aadhaar is voluntary and informed consent of the biometric identity holder has to be obtained before it is used.
Aadhaar Seva Kendra: The UIDAI has operationalized the first 'Aadhaar Seva Kendra' in Delhi and Vijayawada, setting in motion an ambitious plan to set up 114 such centers by the year-end. These Aadhaar centers, meant to facilitate enrolment, updation and other activities, will be UIDAI’s own and operate in addition to thousands of centers, currently being run by banks and post offices.
The Bill will amend the Aadhaar Act 2016 and replace an ordinance issued in March.
India recorded an accelerated growth rate of over 50 per cent in the volume of retail electronic payment transactions in the last four years, said the report titled "Benchmarking India's Payment Systems".
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The government on Sunday extended the deadline for linking PAN with biometric ID Aadhaar by 6 months till September 30, an official statement said.
Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not be able to use Aadhaar to travel to the two neighbouring countries, for which no visas are needed, clarified the communique issued recently.
In a three-page circular, the DoT said Aadhaar e-KYC cannot be used for verifying existing customers as well as giving new SIM connections.
The proposed number for disconnection doing the rounds in the mentioned reports is almost half of the number of mobile phones in the country.
"I again say that Aadhaar challenge...that challenge still stands. My Aadhaar is still public and nobody has been able to do any harm. I still continue to maintain that Aadhaar disclosure does not increase any of your digital vulnerabilities," Sharma said.
A circular to this effect has already been issued to the telecom service providers (TSPs), including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and others.
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TRAI chief R S Sharma, who had engaged in a verbal duel with the Twitterati over potential misuse of Aadhaar, on Wednesday said that no information was "discovered" about him on account of sharing of Aadhaar number
"We will try it... It appears to be very important," Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said while responding to a proposal by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) director Ish Kumar.
Around five thousand Aadhaar cards seized from a scrap shop in Jaipur. Aadhar agency DOIT has been informed about it.
The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, also said the government cannot insist for mandatory Aadhaar linking with bank accounts and mobile phones.
Mumbai: In a new Aadhar-linked facility, Maharashtra government has developed an online repository for important documents like certificates, degrees, etc which are frequently required to apply for any job and other services.The "Maha Digital Locker"
Chennai: A total of 469 permanent National Population Register (NPR) centres would be set up across Tamil Nadu to collect bio metric data of people in the state under the second round, a senior official
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