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Supreme Court says Aadhaar not mandatory for scholarships: Report

The Supreme Court of India has said that Aadhaar card scheme is purely voluntary and cannot be made mandatory for scholarships, reports The Wire. The court essentially reaffirmed its October 2015 order which said that Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for government subsidies and services. The Supreme Court was responding to a petition by All Bengal Minority Students Council earlier this month which challenged the Union government's rule which required all minority students to sign up with Aadhaar for scholarships. The petition said that this ran contrary to the court's earlier judgement. In July, government has notified the Aadhaar Act 2016, which would make it mandatory for people to acquire an Aadhaar card to avail  financial subsidies and benefits. This operationalized the Act and give it a legal framework for the issuance and use of the Aadhaar. The Aadhaar Act was passed in Parliament in March as a money bill which bypassed voting in the Rajya Sabha. A money bill exclusively contains provisions for imposition and abolition of taxes, for appropriation of moneys out of a consolidated fund. Note to all ministries Earlier this month, the Economic Times reported that UIDAI wrote to all ministries and states which said that Aadhaar will be mandatory for all state benefits and subsidies. The UIDAI also wrote that a person will not be denied benefits if they do not have an Aadhaar but the programme will have to immediately enrol the person into the list. The respective ministry or state government will be responsible for the same. Around the same…

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