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Center-Left Owned by Kasturi & Sons Ltd.Voter ID for welfare? What Rajiv Ranjan Singh’s proposal could mean | Explained
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Opposition parties have linked this announcement to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in which 13.5 crore electors were reportedly removed. They argue that disenfranchisement will now be coupled with exclusion from welfare programmes.
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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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Opposition parties have linked this announcement to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in which 13.5 crore electors were reportedly removed. They argue that disenfranchisement will now be coupled with exclusion from welfare programmes.
