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The Aadhaar Bill that the National Democratic Alliance government introduced in the Lok Sabha as a money Bill last week is wholly adopted from its predecessor United Progressive Alliance's (UPA's) version. In a rare instance of not renaming or tinkering with it, the Bill neither plans to make the unique identification number mandatory or limit its issuance to citizens. Show full article Read more from our special coverage on "AADHAAR BILL" Aadhaar Bill discussion in Lok Sabha from tomorrow Jaitley introduces Aadhaar Bill in Lok Sabha Aadhaar bill introduced in Lok Sabha Aadhaar Bill to ensure privacy protection

The government could introduce a regulatory framework to ensure that the biometric details of citizens it collects is kept discreet and used only to generate Aadhaar numbers or authenticate them. The Aadhaar Bill, which could be introduced in the  Lok Sabha   on Thursday, is likely to introduce this regulatory framework. It could also to propose that in cases of national security, an officer not below the rank of a joint secretary will be empowered to call for disclosure of such information. Show full article