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Jairam Ramesh questions Centre over reported proposal to replace Aadhaar with Voter ID for welfare schemes

Jairam Ramesh questions Centre over reported proposal to replace Aadhaar with Voter ID for welfare schemes

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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has brought 300 Offline Verification Seeking Entities (OVSEs) onto its platform, enabling paperless Aadhaar verification and strengthening offline verification capabilities. Since the rollout began in January, the onboarding has boosted the adoption of the Aadhaar application among residents, according to a government statement released on Thursday.

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Jairam Ramesh has voiced serious concerns about the government's initiative to utilize Voter ID for welfare programmes, suggesting that this could undermine the intended functions of Aadhaar. He highlighted that several beneficiaries have already encountered hardship under Aadhaar's system. Ramesh…

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The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co. Current article

Jairam Ramesh questions Centre over reported proposal to replace Aadhaar with Voter ID for welfare schemes

Jairam Ramesh has voiced serious concerns about the government's initiative to utilize Voter ID for welfare programmes, suggesting that this could undermine the intended functions of Aadhaar. He highlighted that several beneficiaries have already encountered hardship under Aadhaar's system. Ramesh…

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Maktoob Media Left Maktoob Media

"First strip people of voting rights, then welfare": Union minister's remark on replacing Aadhaar with biometrics, voter IDs for beneficiary payments draws criticism

Union Minister Lalan Singh's proposal to replace Aadhaar with voter ID and biometrics for welfare payments has drawn sharp criticism from the Congress and CPI(M), who warn it could push crores of people already deleted from electoral rolls under the SIR out of the welfare system too.

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Livemint Center-Right HT Media Ltd.

Voter ID to replace Aadhaar for welfare payments? Opposition cries foul, links government’s proposal to SIR exclusions

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said welfare payments would rely on biometrics and voter ID numbers instead of Aadhaar. Congress leader Pawan Khera and the CPI(M) warned the change could deny benefits to people removed from electoral rolls and create barriers for rural residents.

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