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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reiterated the privacy credentials of the Aadhaar programme and said that the government was open to suggestions from the civil society and stakeholders to further strengthen the unique identification programme’s infrastructure.
Speaking at the launch of a book on the biometric system on Saturday, Jaitley said that when the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014, its apprehensions regarding Aadhaar carried on from its days in Opposition. “When this government was formed, odds were against Aadhaar. However, within a few weeks, a briefing by Nandan Nilekani (former chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India,
Speaking at the launch of a book on the biometric system on Saturday, Jaitley said that when the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014, its apprehensions regarding Aadhaar carried on from its days in Opposition. “When this government was formed, odds were against Aadhaar. However, within a few weeks, a briefing by Nandan Nilekani (former chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India,
