Aadhaar (Target Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016
Aim : The Bill is aimed at giving statutory backing for transferring government subsidies and benefits to targeted people by assigning them Aadhaar numbers i.e. unique identity numbers
Key Features:
- Determines eligibility criteria for enrolling persons
- Determines what information they need to submit
- Determines use of Aadhaar number:
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- Verifying the identity of a person receiving a subsidy or a service
- as a proof of identity of the Aadhaar number holder for any purpose asked by any public or private entity
- It cannot be a proof of citizenship or domicile
- Determines composition and function of UID
- Provides for protection of information