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 may be made compulsory for train travel in India July 8, 2016: IRCTC may mandate Aadhaar number linkage for train travel in India. The rollout will be across two phases: In phase 1, those who get concessions (senior citizens, freedom fighters and the physically handicapped) will need it, and later, the general population. Note that this is source based and unconfirmed. More at Business Today. Haryana's PDS system will allow Aadhaar biometric authentication by November July 10, 2016: Haryana has 99% Aadhaar enrollment, and the states Public Distribution System (PDS) will be online from November 1st 2016 to enable biometric authentication. More in The Indian Express Kerala: aadhaar linked health register will store citizen health data July 6, 2016: Kerala state government is planning an e-health register linked to Aadhaar, which will contain the health status of of all citizens, says Health and Family Welfare Minister K K Shailaja. More in New Indian Express. Eko partners with NPCI for Aadhaar-linked remittances July 4, 2016: Financial services company Eko has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to offer an Aadhar-linked remittance service. More at Business Standard Aadhaar card forged July 10, 2016: The Aadhaar card was forged by pasting a new photograph and taking a color photo-copy. A case has been registered under "section 465 (forgery), 471 (using as genuine a…
