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Bill in winter session to give legal status to Aadhaar: Govt

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New Delhi: The government will push for passage of a long-pending bill to provide statutory status to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the winter session of Parliament.
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Aadhaar card not mandatory for availing of subsidies: Govt

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New Delhi: Aadhaar card is not mandatory to avail of subsidies under government schemes including on domestic cooking gas, the government on Friday said in the Rajya Sabha.
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Aadhaar’s next mission: Simplify visas?

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Bengaluru: Nandan Nilekani’s big idea, the Aadhaar number, is gaining both adherents and “allies” as the numbers of people with a unique identity grow rapidly – some 800,000 to a million people are e

Brokers make Rs 500 on ‘free’ Aadhaar cards

Aadhaar enrolment centres across the city are ruled by brokers while officials of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the civil supplies department remain mute spectators.

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E-cash transfer will be game-changer, says PC

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Electronic cash transfers will be based on Aadhaar (Unique Identification Number) platform. The entire country is targeted to be covered by the end of 2013.

Rejecting the Opposition charge that the

Checks, balances in phase 2

When the second phase of Aadhaar project rolls out across 21 districts in the State in October, it might leave out a large chunk of people – a huge population of migrants and refugees in Bengaluru and

Poor quality of Aadhaar cards huge let-down for citizens

The Nandan Nilekani-led Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) may be rolling out Aadhaar cards at a fast pace and Union and state governments may be planning to make them mandatory to avail

Row between Plan panel, HomeMin over data collection resolved

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The ongoing conflict between the Plan panel and the Home Ministry over issuance of chip-based smart cards to all residents was put to rest on Friday as the government cleared the UIDAI's proposal to e

Montek Singh says UID project should go on

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Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday defended the Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) Adhaar project stating that it was an important national project

No identity crisis: Nandan Nilekani

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He may be under attack from all sides, within government and outside of it, but Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, isn’t about to let his detractors win.

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