Aadhaar amendment Bill

Why is it in news?
  • Government has introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha.
What are proposed amendments?
    • The bill is  to amend certain existing laws to provide legal backing :
      (1) Voluntary seeding of biometric Aadhaar ID for mobile SIM card
      (2) Bank account authentication purposes.
        • The new Bill  Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2018  would amend the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to provide for voluntary sharing of the 12-digit identification number for obtaining new mobile phone connections and opening bank accounts.
        • This government move comes after Supreme Court’s judgment in September 2018 striking down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act that made seeding of the biometric ID with SIMs and bank accounts mandatory, stating that it had no legal backing.
        • The amendments moved would also permit children, who would turn 18 years old, to opt out of the system.
        • The amendments will make sharing of Aadhaar details voluntary for opening bank accounts, school admissions and procuring mobile SIM cards.
      Source
      The Hindu




      Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 3rd Jan 2019
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