Aadhaar Bill

One nation, one card proposal raises many questions

The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed by Rajya Sabha by a voice vote

Proposed amendments allow, among other things, for voluntary use of the Aadhaar number as a know-your-customer (KYC) mechanism for opening bank accounts and buying SIM cards

The central legislation to provide statutory backing to Aadhaar was passed in 2016, as a money bill amidst protests

Bill was introduced in LS in March 2016; Case against passage filed by Jairam Ramesh in SC

Apex court said the issue was 'important and serious' and it did not want to take a call on it in haste

Chidambaram said the Aadhaar Bill could not be treated as a Money Bill so the petition had been filed under Article 32

Lok Sabha had on March 16 passed the Aadhaar bill that aims at better targeting of subsidies through the Aadhaar unique identity

Acceptance of the amendments would have led to much wider encroachment of the Right of Privacy

Centre needs to have dialogue with the Opposition instead of letting politics come in the way; it needs to stoop to conquer

Cong, Left might move court to challenge LS speaker's ruling on Aadhaar as money Bill

He was talking during the debate on Aadhaar Bill at Rajya Sabha

BJP asks MPs to ensure their presence in Lok Sabha until midnight

The NITI Aayog VC said that it is going to be an instrumentality for the benefits under the PDS.

The bill intends to give unique identity to residents and give legal teeth to the govt

Since the entire process will happen online, there is a trail of who gets what. It makes the process of auditing easier

With hardly any changes, legislation under fire from critics sceptical of the necessity of collecting data to provide services

The government has planned a heavy financial and legislative agenda for the week

Opposition questions govt's intent to make it a 'money bill'.

The Bill addresses concerns over privacy of Aadhaar data and unique identification number being used as certificate of citizenship