Aadhaar Act

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that Aadhaar and PAN cards are not proof of citizenship.

The Centre's decision to club nearly 20 bills under the finance act as "money bill" has come under scrutiny of the Supreme Court. The decision of the Speaker to allow these as money bill has now been referred to a larger Constitution bench. The Bench will take a call on whether the decision of the Speaker - who has to certify a bill as money bill...

Aadhaar-PAN inter-linking: While the government has allowed quoting of Aadhaar in place of PAN under the Income Tax Act, it has also announced grant of Aadhaar to NRIs on arrival without a waiting period. Meanwhile, the Income Tax Department has set a September 30 as the last date for assessees to link the two "unless specifically exempted". Aadhaa...

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Cabinet has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to give effect to the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill.

The government Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection.

The government has proposed a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance, sources said.

A review petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking re-examination of its verdict by which the centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme was held as constitutionally valid.

Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the consent of parents was needed for enrolment of children to obtain Aadhaar, but they should be given an option to exit from the project if they choose, on becoming adults.

A retired High Court judge, social activists, politicians and some state governments were involved in the legal battle over the constitutional validity of the centre's flagship scheme, Aadhaar.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi thanked the Supreme Court for its verdict on the Aadhaar Act today, saying it was an instrument of empowerment for his party, but a "tool of oppression and surveillance" for the BJP.

The Trinamool Congress today hailed the Supreme Court judgement which struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed corporate entities to access its data.

Describing the Supreme Court judgement on Aadhaar as "historic", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said it has helped the government in saving Rs 90,000 crore every year with targeted delivery of government schemes.

The Aadhaar scheme empowers people on the margins of society and that far outweighs its flaws, the Supreme Court said today, upholding the constitutional validity of the digital-identity programme, but with conditions.

Aadhaar verdict: The Supreme Court has struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which means that private companies cannot ask for Aadhaar numbers of the consumers.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that Aadhaar and PAN cards are not proof of citizenship.

The Centre's decision to club nearly 20 bills under the finance act as "money bill" has come under scrutiny of the Supreme Court. The decision of the Speaker to allow these as money bill has now been referred to a larger Constitution bench. The Bench will take a call on whether the decision of the Speaker - who has to certify a bill as money bill...

Aadhaar-PAN inter-linking: While the government has allowed quoting of Aadhaar in place of PAN under the Income Tax Act, it has also announced grant of Aadhaar to NRIs on arrival without a waiting period. Meanwhile, the Income Tax Department has set a September 30 as the last date for assessees to link the two "unless specifically exempted". Aadhaa...

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Cabinet has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to give effect to the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill.

The government Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection.

The government has proposed a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance, sources said.

A review petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking re-examination of its verdict by which the centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme was held as constitutionally valid.

Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the consent of parents was needed for enrolment of children to obtain Aadhaar, but they should be given an option to exit from the project if they choose, on becoming adults.

A retired High Court judge, social activists, politicians and some state governments were involved in the legal battle over the constitutional validity of the centre's flagship scheme, Aadhaar.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi thanked the Supreme Court for its verdict on the Aadhaar Act today, saying it was an instrument of empowerment for his party, but a "tool of oppression and surveillance" for the BJP.

The Trinamool Congress today hailed the Supreme Court judgement which struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed corporate entities to access its data.

Describing the Supreme Court judgement on Aadhaar as "historic", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said it has helped the government in saving Rs 90,000 crore every year with targeted delivery of government schemes.

The Aadhaar scheme empowers people on the margins of society and that far outweighs its flaws, the Supreme Court said today, upholding the constitutional validity of the digital-identity programme, but with conditions.

Aadhaar verdict: The Supreme Court has struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which means that private companies cannot ask for Aadhaar numbers of the consumers.