Govt plans to link driving licence with Aadhaar

The move comes at a time when the Supreme Court is yet to rule on whether Aadhaar violates privacy

After PAN (permanent account number) and mobile number, the Union government now plans to link Aadhaar with driving licences.

Although no deadline has been finalised, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has discussed the matter with Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. Speaking at Haryana Digital Summit, Prasad said, “We are planning to link driving licence with Aadhaar. I have had a word with Gadkari regarding this.”

The minister said the reason was to curb malpractices during the issuance of driving licences. After the linking, Prasad said, the system would identify if a person tries to get another driving licence using a fake