Aadhaar Amendment Bill Passed

Why in news
  • The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been passed by the Lok Sabha.
  • The Bill will replaces an Ordinance promulgated earlier in March
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Provisions of the Bill
    • The Amendments are in compliance with the Supreme Court order.
    • A penalty of INR 1 crore and a jail term to private entities for storing Aadhaar data.
    • It also makes the use of Aadhaar voluntary for opening a bank account, securing a mobile phone connection, or receiving treatment in hospital.
    • The benefits of the scheme will not be denied to someone who does not have Aadhaar.
About data protection
    • Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology assured the House that the government is also working on a data protection Bill, which will be brought at a later date.
    • The minister has also stated that necessary safeguards have been taken for prohibition of data theft.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 5th Jul 2019
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