Page 32 - Latest Updates on Aadhaar
SC to hear pleas against Aadhaar linking today
The Centre had on December 7 told the apex court that the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes would shortly be extended till March 31 next year
 "SC to hear pleas against Aadhaar linking today")
Banks assure UIDAI of meeting stipulated 10% enrolment centre target by Dec
The current deadline for the banks to link customers' accounts to their Aadhaar is December 31, 2017
 "Banks assure UIDAI of meeting stipulated 10% enrolment centre target by Dec")
Willing to extend all Aadhaar linking deadlines to March 31: Centre to SC
Supreme Court has said it will hear Aadhaar pleas after concluding the Delhi-Centre matter
Over 500 missing children reunited with their family via Aadhaar: UIDAI CEO
Once Aadhaar is linked to more government programmes and subsidies, the savings could be $10 bn every year, added UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey
 "Over 500 missing children reunited with their family via Aadhaar: UIDAI CEO")
Much of opposition to Aadhaar mere nuisance: K J Alphons
Says the biometric-driven identification system is revolutionising the delivery of services in India
 "Much of opposition to Aadhaar mere nuisance: K J Alphons")
How to link your Aadhaar number with flight ticket for faster airport entry
Aadhaar number must be entered while booking the flight ticket
 "How to link your Aadhaar number with flight ticket for faster airport entry")
How to link Aadhaar to various financial instruments
The first step you need to take is link your mobile number to Aadhaar
 "How to link Aadhaar to various financial instruments")
Over 1,000 in Meghalaya want to opt out of Aadhaar as they were 'misled'
As on October 15, out of a targeted population of 32,30,132, 4,63,058 have been assigned Aadhaar numbers in Meghalaya
 "Over 1,000 in Meghalaya want to opt out of Aadhaar as they were 'misled'")
Aadhaar exposes 50 mn ghost accounts, 35 mn fake LPG connections: Goyal
Piyush Goyal shared a video on Twitter
 "Aadhaar exposes 50 mn ghost accounts, 35 mn fake LPG connections: Goyal")
SC declines interim stay on linking Aadhaar with bank accounts, mobiles
Constitution Bench of SC to take up all Aadhaar-related pleas in the last week of November
 "SC declines interim stay on linking Aadhaar with bank accounts, mobiles")
Make strategic retreat
With every passing day, Aadhaar is acquiring a monstrosity of its own in the public mind space
Aadhaar linkage order burdens AMCs
To make the Aadhaar citizen identification mandatory for investment
 "Aadhaar linkage order burdens AMCs")
Soon all pleas against Aadhaar to be heard by the Constitution Bench
It also asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to file the plea as an individual
SC to hear WB govt's plea against mandatory linking of Aadhaar on Oct 30
Several petitions, challenging the Centre's move to make Aadhaar mandatory for welfare schemes and notifications to link it with mobile numbers and bank accounts, are pending in the apex court
 "SC to hear WB govt's plea against mandatory linking of Aadhaar on Oct 30")
Don't have Aadhaar? You can still verify your mobile number. Here's how
500 mn mobile numbers registered in Aadhaar database, OTP can be used for verification in all these cases
Aadhaar card not mandatory to get ration in Jharkhand: State food minister
Any card, including a driver's license and voter ID card or any specified card, is permissible for procuring food grains, he said
Only 2,300 bank branches open Aadhaar centres on premises
While Punjab National Bank has to open enrolment centres in 1,132 branches, it has not yet started any
Aadhaar helped govt save $9 bn by eliminating fraud: Nandan Nilekani
Around half a billion people have linked their Aadhaar ID to a bank account, claims UIDAI's ex-chairman
 "Aadhaar helped govt save $9 bn by eliminating fraud: Nandan Nilekani")
Aadhaar deadline extended
The extension is, however, only for those who are yet to apply for Aadhaar,
 "Aadhaar deadline extended")
India's Aadhaar rivals growth of Windows, Android, Facebook: Satya Nadella
Aadhaar now has scaled to over one billion people, rivaling the growth of other platform innovations
 "India's Aadhaar rivals growth of Windows, Android, Facebook: Satya Nadella")
