Objective Aadhaar project is to collect the biometric and demographic data of residents, store them in a centralised database, and issue a 12-digit unique identity number called Aadhaar to each resident. It is considered the world's largest national identification number project. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to ensure “universal coverage” under Aadhaar by Dec 2015.
Under the Aadhaar-based direct benefit transfer (DBT) for LPG, or Pahal Scheme, so far 142.5 million beneficiaries have received Rs.25,795.93 crore in their bank accounts since the scheme was relaunched in November 2014. The government expects to save Rs.15,000 crore in leakages in LPG subsidy every year.
In a move led by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), BJP-ruled States, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Haryana, have petitioned the Supreme Court to allow Aadhaar to be used for all government welfare schemes.
Simultaneously, the Election Commission of India and a phalanx of banking and economic regulators — the Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India – have also filed similar clarification/modification applications in the apex court.
Modi government has made it compulsory for any budding entrepreneur to submit her or his Aadhaar number in order to register a new business.
Aadhaar was originally started by previous government of Dr. Manmohan Singh and faced several legal issues and a change in govt which made its future at stake. New government showed renewed interest in Aadhaar and is trying for an earlier completion of the project.
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Under the Aadhaar-based direct benefit transfer (DBT) for LPG, or Pahal Scheme, so far 142.5 million beneficiaries have received Rs.25,795.93 crore in their bank accounts since the scheme was relaunched in November 2014. The government expects to save Rs.15,000 crore in leakages in LPG subsidy every year.
In a move led by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), BJP-ruled States, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Haryana, have petitioned the Supreme Court to allow Aadhaar to be used for all government welfare schemes.
Simultaneously, the Election Commission of India and a phalanx of banking and economic regulators — the Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India – have also filed similar clarification/modification applications in the apex court.
Modi government has made it compulsory for any budding entrepreneur to submit her or his Aadhaar number in order to register a new business.
Ref:
- http://www.livemint.com/Politics/9n945jW14A93TRD2YfHuKJ/NDA-govt-goes-all-out-for-Aadhaar.html
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/modi-govt-gives-aadhaar-one-more-push/article7720761.ece
- http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/modi-government-makes-aadhaar-number-compulsory-for-budding-entrepreneurs-to-register-new-business/articleshow/49460183.cms
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