R S Prasad “No one is forcing (sic) to link Aadhaar with all facilities.” September 10, 2017.
This is true. A public toilet is a facility. You need not provide an Aadhaar number before walking into a Sulabh Sauchalaya and losing weight. Not yet, anyway.
Bank ATMs are plastered with signs threatening to lock bank accounts that are not linked to Aadhaar. On a daily basis, I receive messages from my mobile service provider, “As per the directives of the Supreme Court, it is mandatory to link your mobile with Aadhaar.”
When I requested the municipal corporation
This is true. A public toilet is a facility. You need not provide an Aadhaar number before walking into a Sulabh Sauchalaya and losing weight. Not yet, anyway.
Bank ATMs are plastered with signs threatening to lock bank accounts that are not linked to Aadhaar. On a daily basis, I receive messages from my mobile service provider, “As per the directives of the Supreme Court, it is mandatory to link your mobile with Aadhaar.”
When I requested the municipal corporation
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