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Government launches Aadhaar Seeding Application  

The Union Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched Aadhaar Seeding Application for efficient service delivery and widening the reach of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) benefits. It was...

April 13, 2017

Aadhaar card can't be made mandatory for welfare schemes: SC

The Supreme Court has held that the Aadhaar card cannot be made mandatory by the government for extending the benefits of its welfare schemes to the people. The...

March 27, 2017

Aadhaar and E-KYC: Various Issues

Reliance JIO and other telecom operators in these days are relying on Aadhaar data for customer verification before activating the SIM Cards. This article analyzes how such private...

March 24, 2017

Gujarat Assembly passes Aadhaar Bill, 2017

The Gujarat Assembly has passed Gujarat Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2017. The bill seeks to empower the state government to...

February 21, 2017

Government makes Aadhaar mandatory for MGNREGA work

The Union Government has made mandatory for workers in rural areas enrolled under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) to have an Aadhaar card. Those...

January 9, 2017

Aadhaar Pay” an aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution has been launched by which bank?

“Aadhaar Pay” an aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution has been launched by which bank? [A]State Bank of India [B]IDFC Bank [C]ICICI Bank [D]HDFC Bank Show Answer IDFC Bank IDFC...

December 27, 2016

RBI extends deadline for Aadhaar-enabled PoS terminals by 6 months

Reserve Bank of India has suspended the compulsory implementation of Aadhaar-enabled Point of Sale terminals by a period of 6 months till June 2017 due to lack of...

December 3, 2016

Government launches Revamped Aadhaar Toll-Free Helpline No. 1947

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a revamped version of its Toll-free helpline number: 1947, in the wake of growing usage of Aadhaar number in the...

November 17, 2016

Aadhaar card must for LPG subsidy after November 2016

The Union Government has made Aadhaar card mandatory for availing cooking gas (LPG) subsidies after November 2016. In this regard, the Union Petroleum Ministry has asked Oil marketing...

October 5, 2016

Union Government bans sharing of Aadhaar details

The Union Government has banned agencies in possession of Aadhaar number to publish or post the information publicly to ensure that the details are not misused. In this...

September 16, 2016

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