The Latest Breaking News from Aadhaar

The use of technology is nullifying MGNREGA’s objective of stopping distress migration: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

He was reacting to The Hindu’s report flagging high deletion rate of registered MGNREGS workers due to a mismatch between job card and Aadhaar card details.

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2023

Job card-Aadhaar mismatch | A missing letter means no work for MGNREGS workers in Odisha

A mismatch between names on the MNREGS jobcards and Aadhaar card — A missing alphabet or a differently spelt name — is enough to push MGNREGS workers in Odisha to migrate to earn a living

The Hindu · Jun 24, 2023

Kerala, Karnataka tax officials bust GST registration cartel

Kerala and Karnataka tax officials have busted a nationwide cartel involved in fake Goods and Services Tax (GST) registrations.

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023

Centre urges States to adopt Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGS workers to avoid wage delays

The Ministry has also asserted that workers would not be refused work if they did not have an Aadhaar number.

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

MP John Brittas flags Aadhaar-based ‘financial fraud’

Member of Parliament John Brittas highlighted incidents “where individuals have been robbed of their hard-earned financial resources through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) within a matter of minutes” in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu · May 31, 2023

Give an opportunity to pre-2014 retirees to avail of higher PF pensions: Kerala MP

Kerala MP John Brittas, in a letter to Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said the Supreme Court’s November 2022 judgement “does not negate the right of higher pension” for pre-2014 retirees; he also said the online portal for those who wished to avail themselves of higher PF pension was riddled…

The Hindu · May 4, 2023

UIDAI allows residents to verify email, mobile number seeded with Aadhaar

The development comes after the Aadhaar custodian noticed that in some instances, residents were not aware or sure about which of their mobile numbers was seeded to their Aadhaar

The Hindu · May 2, 2023

Extend deadline by 6 months for online submission of consent for higher PF pension: Kerala MP

With the period stipulated by the EPFO expiring on May 3, 2023 for sections of employees and pensioners to exercise joint option along with their employers for higher PF pension, the demand has been made by John Brittas, MP from Kerala, for extending the deadline by six months.

The Hindu · May 2, 2023

HC asks Centre to respond to plea for linking property with Aadhaar

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to file reply on a plea seeking linking of immovable and movable property documents of citizens with their Aadhaar numbers to curb corruption, black money generation. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 17, 2023

Atiq Ahmad, his wife among 5 booked in forgery case linked to Umesh Pal's murder

PRAYAGRAJ: Police in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has booked gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, his wife Shaista Parveen and son Ali in a forgery case linked to the murder of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal.

The Times of India · Apr 9, 2023