An overview of recent news related to Aadhaar, which points towards the increase in government schemes being linked to the scheme, and issues faced by citizens: Aadhaar updation facility at Mumbai GPO The Department of Post has started an Aadhaar updation facility at the General Post Office (GPO) in Mumbai. The Department of Post was already a registrar under UIDAI, and now the Maharashtra circle has been made an enrollment agency. It can offer Aadhaar enrollment and updation services. The post office staff is currently trained and certified by UIDAI. More on this at The New Indian Express. Centre directs all Ministries and govt departments to not share RTI applicants' Aadhaar details The central government directed all ministries and government departments to ensure that Aadhaar numbers are not asked while processing Right to Information (RTI) applications and that these should be kept hidden from public view and not shared online. The memorandum said that "the personal information details like Aadhar number should not be asked for while handling RTI applications.” It also mentions that "the Aadhar no. or such other personal information is hidden from public view while uploading the RT/ applications/ Appeals/ Replies to the RT/ applications on websites, if Aadhar no. is mentioned therein.” Read more about this on Bar&Bench. Hyderabad police want Aadhaar details of every person they arrest Irrespective of the nature of the criminal case, if Hyderabad police arrest you keep your Aadhaar card handy. The logic is that this will ensure that in the…
