Supreme Court sticks to stand on Aadhar card, says it's not mandatory---FE
In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stuck to its stand on the Aadhar card saying it is not mandatory.
Centre moves SC for modification of order on Aadhar card
The Centre had moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of an earlier order which said Aadhar card is not mandatory and no person should be deprived of any government schemes for want it.
Obtaining Aadhar card optional, not mandatory: Centre tells SC
Earlier, the Supreme Court had said that the Aadhar card, being issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), was not mandatory for availing any government services and nobody should be deprived of any such facilities for the want of the card.
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Meanwhile, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the National Identification Authority of India Bill that will give statutory status to the UIDAI.
Official sources said the bill, which was cleared at a meeting of the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this morning, may be tabled during the winter session of Parliament.
Besides giving statutory status to the UIDAI, the Bill seeks to provide legal backing to Aadhaar, which is used to disburse subsidies.
The UIDAI, which issues 12-digit Aadhaar numbers to residents, currently operates through an executive order.
The new law seeks to create a National Identification Authority of India, which will oversee implementation of the Aadhaar project. It also seeks to define the penalties in case of misuse of data collected under the project.
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Aadhaar offers ‘identity, not a right to benefits’
NEW DELHI, OCT. 8:
Amid all the controversy and legal issues surrounding Aaadhar, the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues the 12-digit identity number, has said that its job is only to provide the number and not the benefits under various social welfare schemes. It has also clarified that the Aadhaar number can be issued to any one — even foreigners — as this number is neither a proof of citizenship nor offers any right to get benefits. The authority feels it is for the Home Ministry to take a call on citizenship.
“UIDAI is assigned to provide the unique identity number, but is it up to various government departments and ministries to identify beneficiaries, leverage the UID and provide benefits,” a senior UIDAI official said. He quoted Section 6 of the proposed UID Bill, which says that it does not provide citizenship, domicile or confer any right.
Recently, the Supreme Court said Aadhaar is not mandatory for getting benefits. The issue reached the court as the Government made this number mandatory for getting the subsidy on domestic cooking gas.
NO RELIEF FOR OIL FIRMS
The matter was listed for hearing on Tuesday. According to a Press Trust of India report, the Centre and public sector oil marketing companies failed to get any relief from the apex court. The court agreed to give the Centre an urgent hearing on the issue, but refused to modify its earlier order on Aadhaar card.
UIDAI came into existence in January 2009 and has till date issued over 44 crore Aadhaar numbers. As of September 30, it had spent Rs 3,490 crore out of the budgeted Rs 12,398 crore. It has been assigned to issue UIDs to 60 crore people, the rest will get covered under the National Population Register (NPR).
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