BENGALURU: Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday mentioned he's in my view now not in favour of linking Aadhaar card with electoral photo identity cards (EPIC) of electorate as the 2 serve other purposes.
“I’m now not pronouncing this as an IT minister. If you inquire from me, my private opinion is Aadhaar should now not be connected with voter ID card,” Prasad mentioned at an interactive session — Bengaluru IT Global: Road Ahead — with IT pros.
Replying to a question on why the Centre used to be now not making plans to hyperlink Aadhaar with voter IDs, the minister mentioned the federal government used to be now not willing to stand the accusation of spying at the people. “If we do this, our detractors will say (PM Narendra) Modi is snooping on us to grasp what we consume, which movie we are staring at and so on and so on. I don’t want that to occur,” he mentioned.
“The EPIC card has been connected with the internet portal of the Election Commission of India and you will get election-related information corresponding to your polling sales space and its cope with. Aadhaar is not related to this,” he mentioned.
Having mentioned that, the minister strongly defended the linking of Aadhaar to financial institution accounts, pronouncing it's going to herald transparency in achieving the benefits of welfare schemes thru direct benefit transfer (DBT).
‘Modi’s Aadhaar is sponsored by regulation, ensures safety’
There is a transparent distinction between the Aadhaar of Modi and the Aadhaar of Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh’s Aadhaar had no give a boost to of regulation; Modi’s Aadhaar is completely sponsored by regulation, and safety and privacy are totally ensured,” Prasad mentioned.
He sought to focus on that over 80 crore cellphoneshave been connected tobank accounts as part of theCentre’s JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and cellular numbers) trinity. He mentioned over 31crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened and over 120 crore mobileshave been connected toAadhar.
“Once former PM Rajiv Gandhi had mentioned that of the one rupee spent by the federal government for welfare of the downtrodden, best 15 paise succeed in the needy. Now, if the federal government sends Rs1,000, it without delay will get deposited in the checking account of the beneficiary,” Prasad added.
Defending the need of the original identification number, hesaidAadhaar is the virtual identity that dietary supplements the physical identity of people. “If you wish to have to shuttle by train, you need to purchase price tag on-line for which you need to give knowledge. If you don’t wish to give knowledge, then take a bicycle. If you wish to have to consume at a cafe, you will get an electronically-generated bill and people will know what you've got eaten. But the federal government respects privacy and the information is safe,” he mentioned.
Amid controversies surrounding Cambridge Analytica and Facebook misusing knowledge for political purposes, the IT minister mentioned the federal government is not going to tolerateillegal useof knowledge forabuse.
“I’m now not pronouncing this as an IT minister. If you inquire from me, my private opinion is Aadhaar should now not be connected with voter ID card,” Prasad mentioned at an interactive session — Bengaluru IT Global: Road Ahead — with IT pros.
Replying to a question on why the Centre used to be now not making plans to hyperlink Aadhaar with voter IDs, the minister mentioned the federal government used to be now not willing to stand the accusation of spying at the people. “If we do this, our detractors will say (PM Narendra) Modi is snooping on us to grasp what we consume, which movie we are staring at and so on and so on. I don’t want that to occur,” he mentioned.
“The EPIC card has been connected with the internet portal of the Election Commission of India and you will get election-related information corresponding to your polling sales space and its cope with. Aadhaar is not related to this,” he mentioned.
Having mentioned that, the minister strongly defended the linking of Aadhaar to financial institution accounts, pronouncing it's going to herald transparency in achieving the benefits of welfare schemes thru direct benefit transfer (DBT).
‘Modi’s Aadhaar is sponsored by regulation, ensures safety’
There is a transparent distinction between the Aadhaar of Modi and the Aadhaar of Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh’s Aadhaar had no give a boost to of regulation; Modi’s Aadhaar is completely sponsored by regulation, and safety and privacy are totally ensured,” Prasad mentioned.
He sought to focus on that over 80 crore cellphoneshave been connected tobank accounts as part of theCentre’s JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and cellular numbers) trinity. He mentioned over 31crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened and over 120 crore mobileshave been connected toAadhar.
“Once former PM Rajiv Gandhi had mentioned that of the one rupee spent by the federal government for welfare of the downtrodden, best 15 paise succeed in the needy. Now, if the federal government sends Rs1,000, it without delay will get deposited in the checking account of the beneficiary,” Prasad added.
Defending the need of the original identification number, hesaidAadhaar is the virtual identity that dietary supplements the physical identity of people. “If you wish to have to shuttle by train, you need to purchase price tag on-line for which you need to give knowledge. If you don’t wish to give knowledge, then take a bicycle. If you wish to have to consume at a cafe, you will get an electronically-generated bill and people will know what you've got eaten. But the federal government respects privacy and the information is safe,” he mentioned.
Amid controversies surrounding Cambridge Analytica and Facebook misusing knowledge for political purposes, the IT minister mentioned the federal government is not going to tolerateillegal useof knowledge forabuse.
Linking Aadhaar, voter ID not a good idea: Union IT minister
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