Time is on NRIs' side when it comes to Aadhaar

Since NRIs and firms are not entitled to Aadhaar, they are outside the new provisions

Non-resident Indians (NRIs) will not need to rush to get Aadhaar immediately though Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced plans to make it mandatory to file income tax (I-T) returns.‎ 

“They will get exemption from the government to maintain status quo,” said a top government official, a day after the minister made his plans public. Since companies, too, do not get an Aadhaar number, they, too, would be exempt from the new rules. ‎

While steering the Finance Bill for 2017-18 through Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Jaitley said he would insist all I-T payees furnish their Aadhaar number along with