Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 24
The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to add an enabling provision in the Aadhaar Act to facilitate states to link their respective welfare schemes with Unique ID numbers of individuals.
The official insertion of the change in the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019, entails use of biometric ID by states governments for their schemes that are funded through the “Consolidated Fund of the State”.
“The states had demanded (this). As per the Supreme Court order, Aadhaar is allowed where the funds are going for beneficiary schemes coming straight from the Central government. It will enable the use... the way subsidies to the central schemes are transferred from the Central fund, Aadhaar can be used for transferring state subsidies,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters while briefing about the Cabinet decisions.
Earlier this month, Parliament had approved amendments to the Aadhaar and other laws to allow voluntary use of the 12-digit unique number as ID proof for obtaining mobile phone SIM cards and opening bank accounts. The government also inserted a new clause allowing the use of Aadhaar data by states for implementation of their schemes.
Eases subsidy transfer
The states had demanded this... the way subsidies to the central schemes are transferred from the Central fund, Aadhaar can be used for transferring state subsidies. — Prakash Javadekar, I&B Minister
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