Page 8 - Latest Updates on Aadhaar
Linking Aadhaar to voter ID: Why the law had to be amended, what govt says
There has been misuse of Aadhaar data when it has been used in elections
 "Linking Aadhaar to voter ID: Why the law had to be amended, what govt says")
Rajya Sabha passes electoral reforms bill, Oppn stages walkout
The Bill seeks to link electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplication of voters and weed out fake votes. It was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday
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Aadhaar-voter ID link to clean voters list of multiple enrolment: Report
Government sources on Tuesday said the move to link Aadhaar with voter ID would solve the "major problem" of multiple enrolment of the same person at different places
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Lok Sabha clears Bill to link voter ID, Aadhaar amid protests
Oppn parties unite, say Bill will infringe on fundamental rights of citizens
Lok Sabha passes electoral reforms bill that links Aadhaar to voter ID
This will allow the electoral registration officers to seek the Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters for the purpose of establishing the identity
LS: Bill on linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar listed for introduction
A bill on electoral reforms which seeks to link electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplicacy, is listed for introduction in Lok Sabha
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E-Shram doesn't offer clarity on social security benefits, say experts
Mandatory Aadhaar-based mobile linkage is proving a hurdle for registration of many workers
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Need collective global action for effective regulation of tech: Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday called for a "collective global action" for effective regulation of ever-changing technology and tech-driven payment systems.
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UIDAI working on getting future technology for better service delivery: CEO
Garg added that the UIDAI would look at partnering with other nations and help them learn from India's Aadhaar example
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Concept of Aadhaar data vault fallacious; impacting purpose: Sharma
R S Sharma criticised some of the restrictions imposed by the Unique Identification Authority of India over use of the unique ID due to apprehensions around privacy
UIDAI working to make smartphones as 'universal authenticator': CEO
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is looking at using smartphones as "universal authenticator" to establish a resident's identity, a top official said on Wednesday
58 Aadhaar Seva Kendras out of planned 166 functional now: UIDAI CEO
The Unique Identification Authority of India has made 58 out of the planned 166 Aadhaar Seva Kendras operational till now, a top official of the organisation said on Sunday
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UIDAI plans to open 166 standalone Aadhaar enrolment and update centres
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has plans to open 166 standalone Aadhaar enrolment and update centres across the country, an official statement said on Saturday.
UIDAI slashes Aadhaar authentication charge to Rs 3 from Rs 20: CEO
Aadhaar custodian UIDAI has slashed the price for authentication by customers to Rs 3 from Rs 20 per instance to enable entities leverage its infrastructure
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Aadhaar seeding must for EPF deposits from Sept, extended for north-east
Specified industries such as construction, plantation also given time till December 31
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EPFO defers Aadhaar seeding with UANs for Northeast, certain industries
The seeding has been deferred for these groups till December 31, 2021
Sebi asks investors to link PAN with Aadhaar by Sep for smooth transactions
Failing to comply with this, a person's Permanent Account Number (PAN) card will become inoperative, which means incomplete Know Your Customer (KYC) details.
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No outages in facility linking Aadhaar with PAN, EPFO: UIDAI
UIDAI said because of an essential security upgrade in its systems in a phased manner over the last week, some intermittent service interruptions were reported
HC seeks UIDAI, Centre's response on new Aadhaar to existing card holders
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from Centre and UIDAI on a petition seeking mechanism and procedure for issuance of new Aadhaar number to existing card holders.
Game changer: Making sense of open source software in digital economy
Earlier government projects used open-source technology, but the codes were never opened up to the larger community, reports Neha Alawadhi
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