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Linking Aadhaar with insurance policies mandatory: Irdai

In a communication to all life and general insurance companies, Irdai said the rules have "statutory force" and as such they have to implement them without awaiting further instructions.

Irdai: Aadhaar, insurance link mandatory

The authority clarifies that linkage of Aadhaar to insurance policies is mandatory under the Prevention of Money-laundering

Irdai makes it mandatory to link Aadhaar with insurance policies

While the deadline hasn't been given, insurers say that it is most likely to be December 31

NRIs, PIOs not required to link bank accounts, PAN with Aadhaar: UIDAI

UIDAI said several representations had been received about problems faced by NRIs, PIOs and OCIs

Mandatory Aadhaar-bank account linking: SC rejects TMC MLA's plea

The apex court said there were several petitions challenging Aadhaar which were already pending before it and it cannot entertain thousands of pleas raising similar issue

Aadhaar convenient for opening bank accounts, says SBI chief Rajnish Kumar

"Everybody will have to honour the Supreme Court's judgement, but I believe from services point of view it (Aadhaar) is a great facility," Kumar said

Deadline extended to March 31: How to link Aadhaar to financial instruments

The Supreme Court on Friday extended all deadlines of Aadhaar linkages to March 31, 2018

Aadhaar data is fully safe, assures UIDAI

Responding to some media reports, which alleged that "210 Government sites made Aadhaar info public", the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said that the Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure, and there has never been a breach or data leak at the UIDAI.The UIDAI in a notification said that data on these mentioned websites was placed in a public domain as a measure of proactive disclosure under Right to Information (RTI) Act by government and institutional websites, which included the beneficiaries' name, address, bank account, and other details, which also included the Aadhaar number and were collected from the third party/users for various welfare schemes.It was this collected information that had been displayed in the public domain under the RTI Act.There was no breach or leakage of Aadhaar data from UIDAI database or server as has been aired by the said report, the authority clarified.UIDAI and Ministry of Electronics & IT has further directed the concerned ..

Waking up late: UIDAI has dumped CSCs, but it must plan the transition well

There have been several reports of Aadhaar details being available for measly sums of money and fictional characters being assigned Aadhaar numbers

Black money menace: Aadhaar-property linking to be mandatory soon?

Critics have long been saying that black money hoarders do not keep cash in hand, but rather invest in elsewhere, mainly real estate

Jan Dhan, Aadhaar have helped reduce corruption, bring transparency: Modi

Prime Minister Modi also praised the Indian IT for getting recognition across the world

Don't share Aadhaar details via SMS: LIC warns policyholders

Says it has not operationalised any such facility to link the unique identification number with policies

SC verdict shows Aadhaar not for surveillance, violating privacy: UIDAI

SC has upheld the validity of Aadhaar but curbed its use for opening bank accounts, securing cell phone connections

SC upholds Aadhaar as Money Bill: Here is what experts, govt said back then

Selection of Bills as Money Bill has led to several debates in the past

SC verdict historic; Aadhaar helps govt save Rs 900 bn annually: FM Jaitley

The Supreme Court judgement kept the provision of Aadhaar mandatory for filing of IT returns and allotment of Permanent Account Number

Robert Vadra questions 'hurry' in Aadhaar-bank account linkage

Vadra accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of creating new problems for the common man

Airtel fiasco: UIDAI says consent must for changing subsidy-receiving a/c

Following the Airtel India-Aadhaar subsidy fiasco, UIDAI on Tuesday has tightened the norms for mapping Aadhaar number to a different bank account

Govt's plan to link realty to Aadhaar may impact secondary market

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent comments on cracking down on benami properties by linking real estate properties to Aadhaar have put many people in a sweat.Amrit Sharma (name changed), a 53-year-old government employee, owns four properties in posh localities South and West Delhi. Bought under the names of his mother-in-law, a distant cousin, a friend, and a property dealer, the four residential properties provided Sharma not only rent but also a lump sum, which he got by selling a floor at one of the properties when he needed to get his daughter admitted to a private medical college.Sharma, who believes that Modi would execute his plan, does not know how he would be able to save his pickings he has amassed over 25 years.In Panipat, Joginder Mann (name changed), a property dealer, is finding it hard to sell a 2.5-acre plot he had bought three years ago for ~87 lakh. While in the past he had been able to sell without hindrance even properties whose ownership was questionable, an .

Govt to sort out Aadhaar glitches

Mobile-based OTP, coupons, and offline transactions in case of authentication failure approved

This UIDAI order to telcos on Aadhaar is good news for phone users

The telcos have been asked to provide facilities that will allow their subscribers to check whether their mobile number is linked with Aadhaar