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: CBDT says Aadhaar must from July 1 for filing tax returns, applying for PAN Following the Supreme Court's partial stay on Aadhaar-PAN linkage, the The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) clarified that Aadhaar will be mandatory for filing Income Tax Returns or applying for a new PAN from July 1. It added that those who have already been issued Aadhaar numbers need to intimate it to tax authorities for Aadhaar PAN linkage. More on the story at Business Standard. UIDAI blocks RTI query on fake and duplicate Aadhaar cards In reply to a RTI query by PTI, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) cited concerns for 'national security' to deny data on the number of fake and duplicate Aadhaar cards out there, currently. It also refused to provide details of action (if any) it has taken in such cases. Note that the Government had earlier claimed that the only way to deal with issue of fake and duplicate Aadhaar cards was the linking of Aadhaar and PAN. More about this on TheWire.in. Aadhaar becomes mandatory for benefits under Atal Pension Yojana Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has been included under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, which means individuals eligible for benefits under APY will now have to record their Aadhaar number with their APY pension account, as well as with the savings bank account where the Government's co-contribution…
