Aadhaar

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed to amend the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020. The proposed rules, given in box with proposed amended text in red colour, will allow private entities (other than a central or state government ministry or department) to carry out Aadhaar authentication for ease of living as well as delivery of benefits, services and subsidies offered by government departments. The rule says such authentication should be done voluntarily.

According to the Supreme Court’s judgment on Aadhaar of September 2018, private companies were effectively banned from using the biometric authentication system of Aadhaar.