Security shouldn't derail Aadhaar enrolment
Identity, Please
-The Times of India, January 30, 2012
600 million of 1.2 billion residents will be apportioned to UIDAI and the home ministry each. Such a compromise, although "mechanical and unimaginative," is welcome in order to keep the Aadhaar process ticking.
The Aadhaar holds benefits for poor, for example, "to gain access to services on the market like banking, provident funds, pensions and telecom." For this reason, the government should not look to rush through the process due to an "excessive emphasis" on security, because it may leave out the very people it aims to benefit - the poor and the migrants.
Identity, Please
-The Times of India, January 30, 2012
600 million of 1.2 billion residents will be apportioned to UIDAI and the home ministry each. Such a compromise, although "mechanical and unimaginative," is welcome in order to keep the Aadhaar process ticking.
The Aadhaar holds benefits for poor, for example, "to gain access to services on the market like banking, provident funds, pensions and telecom." For this reason, the government should not look to rush through the process due to an "excessive emphasis" on security, because it may leave out the very people it aims to benefit - the poor and the migrants.