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PRESS RELEASE -#Aadhaar number not compulsory for online application of scholarship for minority students #GOODNEWS

 Aadhaar number was compulsory for online application of scholarships to minority students.  Hon Minister of minority affairs K. Rehman Khan in resposne to the representation by Jan Adhikar manch to the   Hon Ministry of minority affairs, The ministry of minority affairs was pleased… Continue Reading →

Fake ration cards being used for #Aadhaar cards in Goa #UID

Pilerne Citizens Forum in Goa has filed a complaint with Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India News | by IANS PANAJI, GOA: Bogus ration cards, a fact which has been acknowledged by Goa’s civil supplies ministry, are… Continue Reading →

Biometrics programs for the developing world could put data in the wrong hands #Aadhaar #UID

Privacy for the Other 5 Billion Western-backed biometrics programs for the developing world could put data in the wrong hands. By Kevin P. Donovan and Carly Nyst Posted Friday, May 17, 2013, at 11:51 AM An Indian villager looks at an iris scanner… Continue Reading →

UIDAI Lucknow office under Supreme Court panel lens for ‘casteism’ #Aadhaar

Arunav Sinha , TNN | May 12, 2013, 03.48 AM LUCKNOW: Taking cognizance of complaints of ‘ casteism’ practised allegedly within the precincts of the Lucknow regional office of Unique Identification Authority of India, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes… Continue Reading →

Public clamouring for Aadhaar cards enrolled several months ago #UID

11 May 2013, 1618 hrs IST Kerala News: P H Kurian, IT principal secretary to the state government had told ‘Express’ on Thursday that out of the 3.25 crore Aadhaar cards needed in the state, 2.42 crore have been generated…. Continue Reading →

Officials find discrepancy in the figures of Aadhaar card generation #UID

  By Nidhin T R – KOTTAYAM 11th May 2013 08:28 AM P H Kurian, IT principal secretary to the state government had told ‘Express’ on Thursday that out of the 3.25 crore Aadhaar cards needed in the state, 2.42… Continue Reading →

Centre likely to skip Aadhaar for Direct Benefit Transfer? #UID

Arunav Sinha , TNN | May 10, 2013, 02.17 AM IST LUCKNOW: Centre may bypass Aadhaar to accomplish the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) before the scheme is launched on July 1. According to sources, instructions were issued to ensure speedy… Continue Reading →

Mumbai – Errant #Aadhaar contractors paid Rs 5.5cr fine: RTI #UID

Thursday, May 2, 2013, 8:00 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Ashutosh Shukla The state has charged penalties of more than Rs5.5 crore from various contractors authorised for Aadhaar card enrollment.   The state has charged penalties of more… Continue Reading →

Andhra Pradesh -Biometric information of 14 lakh #Aadhaar applicants goes missing #UID

Rahul Ramakrishna | May 1, 2013 | Postnoon Biometric information from over 14 lakh people has gone missing. This could lead to vital data falling into criminal hands. What can be a greater loss to a city than the loss of identities… Continue Reading →

#India – #Aadhaar private ownership of UID data – Part II

  USHA RAMANATHAN | 30/04/2013 , Moneylife.com   Those enrolling on the UID database have not been informed that their data is to yield profit for the UIDAI, Rs288.15 crore a year and its only investor, the government, does not even own the data…. Continue Reading →

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