Pushpa ji adds to it and says that in the Aadhaar ecosystem, the bureaucracy gets a freehand to strangle lives of the marginalised.
"Agar main sirf Aadhaar hi banati rahi, toh baaki kaam kab karungi? Zindagi kaun sambhalega?"
Aditi from @sns_india speaks with Neeraj - a woman who has been personally affected by Aadhaar issues. Despite repeated reminders to the helpline, no action has been initiated. For Neeraj and her family, this exclusion has affected her chances of availing the EWS quota.
@Brindaalakshmi@digitaldutta@snaushads@socialepfo@UIDAI@databaazi@no2uid This is still a grey area. Resolving slowly. Technically, it is denial of right to life, if PF is mandatory and Aadhaar is mandatory for PF. So basically the govt has made it impossible for people to hold productive permanent jobs without Aadhaar.
The Aadhaar scheme is best described as "a lot of pain with little, if any, gain", especially since there has been no transparency over the costs of the scheme to Indian taxpayers.
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11. Immediately withdraw all FIRs and charges filed against journalists and security researchers who have brought to public attention the lapses in security of the Aadhaar ecosystem.
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8. Indemnify all citizens against any legal or administrative action for any prior failure or refusal to enrol for or provide an Aadhaar number.
9. Publish details of all recorded Aadhaar data breaches, and inform all Aadhaar number holders affected.
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7. (cont.) ... require the UIDAI to obtain consent to continued Aadhaar possession from all other existing Aadhaar holders within 12 months (barring which their Aadhaar information will be deleted).
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7. Institute an immediate and universal opt-out facility allowing any Aadhaar holder to exit the Aadhaar scheme (including complete and irrevocable deletion of all data held by all organisations), and...
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6. Prohibit the collection, storage or use of Aadhaar for any purpose - Aadhaar possession or enrolment will not be made a condition for access to any government service or benefit or the performance of any legal duty.
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5. Implement an independent audit of Aadhaar data held by public and private institutions, & mandate the complete and irrevocable deletion of:
a) Aadhaar data held by public institutions for any purpose
b) Aadhaar data held by private parties for any purpose
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4. Identify & compensate all beneficiaries of all welfare schemes who have been denied their rightful entitlements due to Aadhaar-related issues.
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3. Immediately halt Aadhaar enrolment, update & authentication activities, and launch a full public audit of the UIDAI, its partners & contractors.
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Our manifesto of demands includes:
1. Revoke the Aadhaar (and other Laws) Amendment Ordinance, 2019.
2. Repeal the illegally-enacted Aadhaar Act, and launch a public consultation on the future of the Aadhaar scheme.
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We believe those responsible for governing the #Aadhaar scheme need to be held accountable for the mounting exclusions, the continuing data breaches and security lapses, and not least for violating SC orders time and time again. #PeoplesAgenda2019