Aadhar
NITI Aayog CEO on Aadhar
Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog has said that Aadhaar has become the substructure for various government welfare schemes. Aadhar, which is issued by UIDAI, has saved more than Rs 2 lakh crore for the government by eliminating duplicate and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
UIDAI on Using Aadhar data in crime investigations
Recently, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Delhi High Court that fingerprints found at a crime scene cannot be matched against the Aadhaar database to identify criminals. Why did UIDAI object to using fingerprints for identifying ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
UIDAI to host ‘Aadhaar Hackathon 2021’
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is set to host the ‘Aadhaar Hackathon 2021’ from October 28, 2021. About Aadhaar Hackathon The Aadhaar Hackathon is set to identify young innovators in the area of information technology. The event will start ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Only Aadhar authenticated bank accounts to get PM-Kisan payments: Govt
The Government of India has notified that the fourth instalment of the PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) income support scheme due in December 2019 will be transferred only to Aadhar-authenticated bank accounts of more than 50 million beneficiaries. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Maharashtra Government launches two online portals MahaDBT, MahaVASTU
Maharashtra Government has launched two online portals MahaDBT and MahaVASTU to streamline the process of direct benefit transfer (DBT) and to bring in more transparency in construction sector. With this, Maharashtra became first state in the country to launch such ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
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 launched at the 217th special meeting of the Central Board of Employees ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 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 use Aadhaar number as the sole identifier for the delivery of various ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 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 who have registered under the scheme will be required to give furnish ..