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Lok Sabha Passes Aadhaar Bill 2016
Lok Sabha Passes Aadhaar Bill 2016
Lok Sabha Passes Aadhaar Bill 2016
ThebillenablingAadhaarcardtobemandatorytoavailthesubsidiesandschemesofthe
GovernmenthasbeenpassedintheLokSabha.
Aadhaarnumber:ItisauniquenumbergiventothecitizenofIndiawhohasstayedinthecountry
foraminimumof182daysprecedingthedateofapplicationoftheform.
Aadhaarcard:ItisavalididentityproofissuedbytheGovernmentofIndiabyrecordingthefinger
print,retinaandphotographofaperson.
Aadhaarbill:TheAadhaar(TargetedDeliveryofFinancialand
OtherSubsidies,BenefitsandServices)Bill,2016aimsto
ensuretargetedservicestointendedbeneficiariesthroughAadhaar
card
Advantages
Itwouldenabletheschemestobereacheddirectlytothebeneficiariesstoppingthe
interventionofintermediaries
Itwillsavethegovernmentaround20000crores
SubsidythroughAadhaarcardsofLPGconsumershadresultedinsavingsofoverRs15,000
croreattheCentre
TheschemealreadyimplementedinafourstatesforPDShassaved2300crores
Controversies
ItisfearedthatBiometricdatacouldbemisused
Itisseenasabreachmentofprivacy
IthasnotbeendecidedwhetherAadhaarbillisMoneybillornot
Pointstonote
ParliamentaryaffairsMinisterVenkaiahNaidu
TheNationalIdentificationAuthorityofIndia(NIDAI)Bill,2010wasconstitutedbyUPA
government