An estimated 1.2 billion people, or more than 90 per cent of the country's population, had the 12-digit number, according to the report
The Supreme Court today extended the March 31 deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar
Directive applicable across the country, except Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and Meghalaya
Schemes of tourism ministry are programmes to train individuals to generate employability
Pleas seeking interim relief to be heard on June 27
court query came as govt defended inserting Section 139AA mandating linking of Aadhaar to PAN
Rohatgi also said arguments on so-called privacy and bodily intrusion is bogus
AG said due to Aadhaar, govt has saved over Rs 50k cr on schemes to benefit poor
Earlier apex court had rapped govt for making Aadhaar compulsory for filing income tax returns
The move is primarily aimed at tackling the issue of bogus identities
Section 139AA of IT Act provides for mandatory quoting of Aadhaar or enrolment ID of its application
Court said that tax evasion existed in India, talks tough on mandatory Aadhaar for PAN cards