Government depriving women, children of benefits in garb of Aadhaar: Congress"Unfortunately, Modi and Amit Shah, have used this plank of women safety only as a crutch for politicking, rather than making any tangible ...
08 Mar, 2017, 11.13 PM IST
Maharashtra may frame law to make aadhaar must for state schemesThe move is significant given that the Supreme Court had reiterated in its earlier orders, as well as in 2015, that Aadhar cannot be made m...
08 Dec, 2016, 12.19 PM IST
Make people more aware of government initiatives: PM Narendra Modi tells ministersModi, who spoke for over 10 minutes in the meeting, was of the view that there still scope to make people more aware of the initiatives tak...
26 May, 2016, 03.30 AM IST
Biometric data of 99 crore Indians collected; data encrypted: GovernmentBiometric data of about 99 crore Indians have been collected so far under Aadhar scheme and the data is encrypted and its secrecy and secur...
11 Mar, 2016, 04.39 PM IST
PFRDA mulls non-Aadhar KYC tools for online NPS schemePFRDA is working on an alternative to know KYC details of customers after the Supreme Court imposed restrictions on use of Aadhar card for ...
27 Aug, 2015, 08.38 PM IST
Aadhar will be optional for availing various government schemes: Supreme CourtSupreme Court also ordered that no personal information of the holders of such cards shall be shared by any authority.
11 Aug, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Right to Privacy not a fundamental right, cannot be invoked to scrap Aadhar: Centre tells Supreme CourtRohatgi was countering the contention that the scheme of Aadhar based on collecting personal data violates the citizens right to privacy.
23 Jul, 2015, 12.42 AM IST
Rajasthan CM Vasundhra Raje revives much touted Bhamashah SchemeDuring her speech on Monday morning, Raje criticised Aadhar for replacing her pet ‘Bhamashah Scheme’ – introduced in 2008.
15 Jul, 2014, 06.17 AM IST
Home Minister Rajnath Singh discusses how to bring synergy between Aadhar and NPRThe issue was discussed threadbare at a high-level meeting convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Law Minister Ravi Shanka...
03 Jul, 2014, 04.59 PM IST
NDA's national ID cards may kill UPA's Aadhaar projectNational Register of Indian Citizens, will serve as the database for national identity cards carrying a unique national identity number for...
19 Jun, 2014, 12.43 PM IST
Rajnath Singh hints at merger of NPR and AadhaarDuring his first interaction with ministry officials, Singh is said to have asked for suggestions on how the two schemes could be made "com...
30 May, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
BJP attacks Aadhar scheme for not having Parliament sanctionUIDAI came under fresh attack with the BJP alleging that the Aadhar card does not have Parliament's approval.
22 Oct, 2013, 03.24 PM IST
Obtaining Aadhar card optional, not mandatory: Centre tells SCThe apex court had asked the Centre not to issue it to illegal immigrants as it would legitimise their stay in the country.
23 Sep, 2013, 06.19 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh launches 2nd phase of AADHAR based DBT schemeVirbhadra Singh today launched the second phase of AADHAR based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for availing benefits of different gov...
02 Jul, 2013, 11.17 PM IST
- All nine central schemes under Aadhar-enable direct cash transfer in Delhi
Delhi Government today announced that it would add all nine centrally-sponsored schemes relevant to the capital on the Aadhar-enable Direct...
10 Jan, 2013, 06.37 PM IST
Aadhar is not a magic wand, but provides a better option: Jairam RameshEast Godavari is one of the state's four districts selected for the nationwide rollout of the Aadhar-enabled direct benefit transfer scheme...
07 Jan, 2013, 04.23 AM IST
- In convergence push, NREGA card to carry Aadhar number
"This will help us assess the coverage of the Aadhar scheme and help us link MGNREGA with the number," a rural development officer told ET.
02 May, 2012, 02.54 AM IST