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Life without Aadhaar: How the 12-digit number is holding lives to ransom

Hospitalisation and children's education are emotional areas that force Aadhaar compliance

Amit Bansal
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Bengaluru-based Amit Bansal, co-founder of NextElection, is waiting for CBDT to comply with the recent Delhi High Court order so that he can file his IT return

Veenu Sandhu New Delhi
In a reputed private school in Delhi, two sets of parents rushed to get Aadhaar cards made on being told that without them their children would not be allowed to appear for the final Board examination that was less than a month away. In Bengaluru, a techie has been unable to withdraw his provident fund because he does not have an Aadhaar number. And a father from Mumbai is knocking on the court's doors after his son was denied admission to a college for want of this contentious card.

In a nation divided by many things, the 12-digit unique identity