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Aadhaar amendments: New clause to allow use of Aadhaar data for state schemes
Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act pertains to targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits and services funded from the Consolidated Fund of IndiaThe government also inserted a new clause allowing the use of Aadhaar data by states for implementation of their schemes
1 min read11 Jul 2019No breach of Aadhaar servers in IT Grids' case: UIDAI
According to reports, IT Grids has been booked under the Aadhaar Act for data leak of around 7.82 crore residentsUIDAI clarified that service providers usually collect Aadhaar number and other details directly from individuals for providing services
1 min read17 Apr 2019Companies violating Aadhaar Act provisions may be fined up to Rs1 crore
The Aadhaar Act, at present, does not empower the body to take enforcement action against errant entities in the Aadhaar ecosystem
3 min read2 Jan 2019How telecom companies will verify new users without Aadhaar
With the Supreme Court barring private companies from seeking Aadhaar data, telecom firms relying on Aadhaar-based authentication to verify customers are in a fix
2 min read4 Oct 2018Supreme Court strikes down some sections of Aadhaar Act: What it means
Top court terms Aadhaar Regulations permitting authentication records to be archived for five years 'bad in law'
3 min read26 Sep 2018Bureaucrats don’t make good online duelists
Aadhaar is indeed a very sensitive issue in India with both its proponents and opponents breathing down each other's necks--both online and offline
3 min read30 Jul 2018Aadhaar desirable, not mandatory for Ayushman Bharat, govt clarifies
The clarification came after the media reported that the Centre had issued a notification making Aadhaar mandatory for beneficiaries under its health insurance scheme
1 min read12 Jul 2018Aadhaar data can’t be used for criminal probes: UIDAI
The clarification by UIDAI comes after the chief of the NCRB, Ish Kumar, suggested that limited access to Aadhaar data for police will help to identify first-time offenders
1 min read22 Jun 2018Aadhaar should not be made mandatory to give benefits to vulnerable groups, SC told
Senior advocate Shyam Divan told the Supreme Court that it was required to be established whether Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act was being used as an overextension of the coercive powers of the state
1 min read9 May 2018Aadhaar Act was ‘in pith and substance’ a money bill: Govt to Supreme Court
Even though the Aadhaar Act has ancillary provisions, its main objective is the delivery of benefits and services flowing out of the consolidated fund, said the ttorney General K.K. Venugopal
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