Your Mobile SIMs could be linked with Aadhaar now
BY MPost29 Oct 2014 12:00 AM GMT
MPost29 Oct 2014 12:00 AM GMT
Government is likely to make it mandatory to link mobile SIM connections with Aadhaar numbers to weed out ghost users and curb the misuse of mobile phones for any terrorist act, extortion or other offences. In a recent review of the project, government top brass felt it is appropriate to make the seeding of Aadhaar compulsory for new as well as old mobile phone connections, sources said.
Earlier, the home ministry had raised concerns over the use of Aadhaar number as a single source of identity verification. However, recently the ministry has supported Aadhaar scheme saying it will facilitate ‘anytime, anywhere, anyhow’ authentication to its beneficiaries. In a letter to state governments, the home ministry said that since one Aadhaar number is allotted only to one person, it allows universal verification of one’s identity. Besides, Aadhaar card also enables the deprived and needy people to access services like banking facilities.
According to the source, the government may go slow on linking SIM cards with Aadhaar numbers as the entire population of the country does not have the unique identification number. During the UPA regime, the government’s plan to make Aadhaar-linked bank account mandatory for getting cooking gas subsidy hit a road block. The implementation of the project was suspended after the apex court’s interim order. The Supreme Court had observed that government cannot deny any benefit to citizens because s/he does not have Aadhaar.
Earlier, the home ministry had raised concerns over the use of Aadhaar number as a single source of identity verification. However, recently the ministry has supported Aadhaar scheme saying it will facilitate ‘anytime, anywhere, anyhow’ authentication to its beneficiaries. In a letter to state governments, the home ministry said that since one Aadhaar number is allotted only to one person, it allows universal verification of one’s identity. Besides, Aadhaar card also enables the deprived and needy people to access services like banking facilities.
According to the source, the government may go slow on linking SIM cards with Aadhaar numbers as the entire population of the country does not have the unique identification number. During the UPA regime, the government’s plan to make Aadhaar-linked bank account mandatory for getting cooking gas subsidy hit a road block. The implementation of the project was suspended after the apex court’s interim order. The Supreme Court had observed that government cannot deny any benefit to citizens because s/he does not have Aadhaar.
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