Tag: Aadhaar card

Aadhaar software hacked, database compromised, claims report

An unauthorized person from anywhere in the world can generate Aadhaar ID using the patch, which is easily available for Rs 2,500.

September 11, 2018

‘India Post Payment Bank will empower common people’

Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurates Kolkata branch, while Prime Minister launches event from Capital.

September 2, 2018

UIDAI helpline has entered your contact list, check your phone

There had been no earlier message seeking permission regarding the same, but the number automatically appeared in the contact list.

August 3, 2018

121.46 crore Aadhaar generated till June 16: Ravi Shankar Prasad

A total number of 121.46 crores 12-digit unique identification number Aadhaar has been generated till June 16, 2018, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday. The Minister revealed these figures while giving a presentation of his ministry’s achievement in the last four years. Prasad said the growth in mobile phone manufacturing had …

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June 18, 2018

Now, download your Aadhaar update history online

To avail this facility, Aadhaar holders will have to go to the UIDAI website and click on Aadhaar update history.

June 9, 2018

Passport rules lauded; Siliguri centre short-staffed

As Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) officials in Siliguri announced that issuance of fresh passport had become easier after the government made submission of the Aadhaar card ‘not mandatory,’ people have welcomed such a decision and said those still waiting for their Aadhaar cards can now at least get their passport work done. An applicant can …

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April 10, 2018

Supreme Court resumes Aadhaar hearing

  A five-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Thursday resumed hearing the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar cards. The hearing in the case began on Wednesday, five months after the apex court ruled that privacy was a fundamental right. Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok …

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January 18, 2018

Elderly not getting pension due to Aadhaar link: BJP MP

Thousands of elderly persons whose biometrics do not match their records anymore are facing trouble in getting their pension as well as getting any other Aadhaar-linked work done, a BJP member of the Lok Sabha said on Friday. Bihar MP from Aurangabad Sushil Kumar Singh also mentioned the fraud where LPG subsidy belonging to different …

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December 29, 2017

Deadline to link Aadhaar with banks, PAN extended indefinitely by govt

The 31 December deadline to link the 12-digit Aadhaar number  and Permanent Account Number (PAN) with bank accounts was extended indefinitely by the Central government on Wednesday. A notification to this effect was issued on Tuesday by the Department of Revenue under the Finance Ministry. According to the notification, the words “submit the Aadhaar number …

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December 13, 2017

Aadhaar-PAN linkage deadline extended

The Central government on Friday extended the deadline for linking one’s permanent account number (PIN) with biometric identification Aadhaar to 31 March 2018, from 31 December 2017. “It has come to notice that some taxpayers have not yet completed the linking of PAN with Aadhaar…therefore, to facilitate the process of linking, it has been decided …

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December 8, 2017

Aadhaar linking problematic: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday reiterated her criticism of the “problematic” linking of Aadhaar and the alleged disclosure of personal data on government web sites. “Linking of Aadhaar is very problematic. In the name of Aadhaar Card, details have been put out on 210 government websites. This is dangerous for individual liberty, …

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November 21, 2017

Exposure of personal data in name of Aadhaar ‘dangerous’: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said exposure of personal data “in the name of Aadhaar linking” is “very dangerous” for the freedom of expression of the country. “I am in favour of a unique card (identification). Their cant is different cards for a person. But in the name of Aadhar card… in …

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November 20, 2017

Aadhaar data is fully safe: UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Mondy that Aadhaar data is completely safe and secure. Aadhaar number, it said, is not a secret number and it is to be shared with authorised agencies if one wishes to avail a certain service or benefit of government welfare schemes or other services. “Aadhaar data …

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November 20, 2017

Over 39 per cent PANs linked with Aadhaar

Over 13.28 crore Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) have been linked with the Aadhaar till now, official sources on Monday said. With this, 39.5 per cent of PANs is now linked with Aadhaar numbers. There are about 33 crore PAN cards, while Aadhaar has been issued to about 115 crore people. The government had made the …

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November 6, 2017

Will obey SC directive: Mamata Banerjee on Aadhaar

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she will “obey” the directive of the Supreme Court, which questioned the state government’s move to challenge a central law linking Aadhaar to social benefits and said she could file a plea in an individual capacity. “They (judges) have given their directive and we will obey that. …

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October 30, 2017

Bengal CM Mamata moves SC against Aadhaar linking

Challenging Centre’s regulation to make Aadhaar card mandatory for all financial transactions, West Bengal government on Friday moved to Supreme Court against Modi government’s move of linking welfare schemes with Unique Identification Number. The Supreme Court will hear West Bengal government’s petition on Monday. On Wednesday, Bengal Chief Minister strongly opposed the central government’s move to …

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October 27, 2017

Three new methods to link mobile number with Aadhaar: Manoj Sinha

The government has introduced three new methods, including through one-time password (OTP), to ease the process of linking the 12-digit Aadhaar identity number with individual mobile numbers, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said here on Wednesday. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced the three new rules – through a one-time password, App based and the …

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October 25, 2017