In a landmark judgement, a five-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Unique ID Aadhaar, and made it mandatory to link Aadhar with all Income Tax returns, PAN card and government subsidies like LPG.
The bench however weeded out provisions which had potential for misuse, like seeding Aadhar with telephone connections, credit cards, bank accounts, welfare schemes for children, school admissions, mobile payment apps, competitive examinations, pension, mobile wallets, state government welfare schemes, private companies’ salary accounts, etc.
It is now clear as daylight that introduction of Aadhar in subsidy schemes has led to savings of nearly Rs 90,000 crore through detection of fake beneficiaries, and the benefits of such schemes are now reaching the targeted beneficiaries.
A few days ago, we had shown in Aaj Ki Baat how rations meant for nearly eight lakh poor families were siphoned off in Uttar Pradesh and sold in the grey market. This scam was unearthed with the help of Aadhar cards. FIRs have now been filed against the guilty and action is being taken. This single example highlights the need for Aadhar cards. To prevent misuse of Aadhar data, the Supreme Court has elaborated steps to be taken, and this is a good sign.
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