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EPFO defers filing of PF return with Aadhaar seeded UANs till September 1

Retirement fund body EPFO on Tuesday deferred implementation of its order mandating filing of PF returns with Aadhaar-verified universal account numbers (UAN) till September 1, 2021. This will give more time to employers to link their employees Aadhaar number with PF accounts or UAN. Earlier, the EPFO had set the deadline of June 1, 2021. The date of implementation for filing ECR (electronic challan cum receipt or PF return) with Aadhaar verified UANs has been extended to September 1, 2021, showed an office order issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The EPFO had issued office order for the field staff on June 1 saying that the ECR shall be allowed to be filed only for those members, whose Aadhaar numbers are seeded and verified with the UAN, with effect from June 1, 2021. The EPFO had decided to make Aadhaar seeding compulsory after a labour ministry notification in this regard. A notification was issued by the labour ministry on May 3, which mandated the .

UIDAI proposes biometric lock, offline verification in new draft rules

In case of a locked Aadhaar, the UIDAI will allow the resident to authenticate using Virtual ID or other means

No denial of Covid-related services if person does not have Aadhaar: UIDAI

The agency said that in case of any such denial of service or benefit, the matter should be brought to the knowledge of the higher authorities of concerned departments.

Showing PAN-Aadhaar for Covid treatment not practical: Experts

It would have been more effective, they say, if the exemption in cash payment had been given without any caveats and for a longer period

Meanwhile, the good news: A look at another side of the India story

T N Ninan looks at Credit Suisse India Strategist Neelkanth Mishra's four-part article series in Business Standard and how it spells hope at a time when a health care crisis has pervaded the country

NBFCs are key to reaching underserved segments

Most small borrowers don't have other standard KYC documents and hence Aadhaar authentication becomes critical

How Aadhaar has mobilised technology at the grass-root level in India

The system has significantly improved financial inclusion, access to public documents and services, tax compliance, retail payments and the management of government subsidies

Women still prefer cash transactions followed by AadhaarPay: Survey

A majority of women still prefer doing cash transactions followed by AadhaarPay, according to a survey.

Transport Min allows online Aadhaar verification for certain RTO services

'Certain services regarding Driving License and Certificate of Registration have been made completely online. Now these services can be availed without going to RTO,' says the ministry

Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking review of 2018 Aadhaar verdict

The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its 2018 verdict which had upheld the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar, by a majority of 4:1, rejected the review pleas against the apex court's September 26, 2018 verdict. Justice D Y Chandrachud, one of the five-judges of the bench, dissented with the majority order and said that review petitions be kept pending until a larger bench decides the question related to certification of a bill as a money bill. Justice Chandrachud, in his famous dissenting verdict in 2018 in the case, had held that Aadhaar Act should not have been passed as money bill as it amounts to a fraud on the Constitution and is liable to be struck down. It was argued earlier in the apex court by the petitioners challenging the provisions of

SC ruling on review of verdict upholding Aadhaar scheme validity on Monday

The Supreme Court is to pronounce on Monday its verdict on pleas seeking review of a verdict upholding the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but striking down some provisions

Govt ready to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency nod: Health secy

Health personnel succh as doctors and nurses and frontline workers such as police personnel, home guards won't have to register themselves online to get the vaccine

'India is a great example': Gates on UPI, country's digital finance model

Bill Gates is also optimistic about how quickly vaccines were being developed globally to address the Covid-19 pandemic.

CBIC tightens noose on those issuing fake GST invoices without Aadhaar

Those who have been given registration without Aadhaar authentication would be taken as deemed registration.

Push Rupay as first option, seed accounts with Aadhaar by Dec: FM to banks

Retired bank employees should not be forgotten; bankers should be a cohesive family such as in defence, says Sitharaman

Aadhaar Act: No information on how beneficiaries are identified, shows RTI

Government officials have claimed that Aadhaar has helped save over Rs 90,000 crore by weeding out fake beneficiaries

Infosys looks to double headcount in Canada in 12-18 months: Nilekani

The Aadhaar architect pointed out that Canada is a great centre for artificial intelligence (AI) and University of Toronto and Montreal are big centres for the new-age technology

Over 40,900 fraudulent Aadhaar numbers cancelled up to August 31: Dhotre

A total of 40,955 fraudulent Aadhaar numbers have been cancelled up to August 31, 2020, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Is digital ID system, Aadhaar, a tech solution for socio-economic problem?

Aadhaar began to take shape in 2009, when the Indian National Congress (INC) was in government, but saw aggressive implementation under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), currently in office

Taxpayers don't need to mention high-value transactions in ITR form: Report

Government is not considering any modification in the ITR form