Supreme Court counters thrust for Aadhaar

Supreme Court counters thrust for Aadhaar

‘Cannot make it mandatory for availing welfare schemes’.

Countering the government shove to make Aadhaar compulsory for access to social welfare schemes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said obtaining the 12-digit Unique Identification number, which requires the holder to part with his individual bio-metric data, and using it to avail himself of government subsidy was a voluntary exercise. Continue reading →