USNMix Report: Aadhaar's
voluntary use Ordinance will not be approved by
the President, in these works.
the President, in these works.
This change has also been
made in the Aadhar law that anyone after 18 years of age, any child can opt to
exit the Aadhar program.
President Ramnath Kovind has
approved the Ordinance that recognizes the voluntary use of Aadhaar as the
identity card for taking mobile SIM card and opening bank account. Ordinance
was released on Saturday. The bill related to this was not passed in the Rajya
Sabha after passing the Lok Sabha, due to which the government had to bring
this ordinance.
The Cabinet had approved the
ordinance last week to implement the proposed changes in the Aadhaar and two
other bills. In the amendment there is a provision for stringent penalties for
the violation of rules and privacy related to the use of the Aadhaar.
In the Ordinance, any person
has been prohibited from providing the information of the biological
identification and the Aadhaar number given to the certification by the service
provider. This change has also been made in the Aadhar laws through the
ordinance that after any 18 years of age, a child can opt to exit the Aadhar
program. It is also ensured in the ordinance that if the bank account is to be
opened or the mobile phone SIM card is taken, the consumer can not be ruled out
of any service in the absence of presenting the Aadhaar.
In this, there is a
provision of an additional fine of Rs 10 lakh per day in case of non-compliance
of financial penalty of up to Rs 1 crore and continuing to not comply on the
bodies which violate the provisions. In the event of illegal use of the Aadhaar,
the provision for imprisonment up to three years and up to Rs 10,000 has been
made. If the illegal company used to be a company then the penalty can be up to
one lakh rupees. Section 57 of the Aadhaar law
has been removed through ordinance. This section is linked to the use of the
Aadhaar by private companies, units.
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