The government, under the Finance Act 2017, has made it mandatory for taxpayers to quote Aadhaar or enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form for filing of income tax returns (ITR).

Union Law and Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was informed about the breach by Dhoni's wife Sakshi on Twitter, was prompt to action.

Dismissing reports of misuse of biometrics data, the government today said Aadhaar-based authentication is "fully safe and secure".Moreover, subsidy...