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Daily Current Affairs 18th March 2020

UIDAI CAN ISSUE NOTICE ON COMPLIANT

UIDAI:

Unique Identification Authority of India is a statutory authority established on 12 July 2016 by the Government of India under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, following the provisions of the Aadhaar Act 2016.

The UIDAI is mandated to assign a 12-digit unique identification (UID) number (Aadhaar) to all the residents of India.

The UIDAI was initially set up by the Government of India in January 2009, as an attached office under the aegis of the Planning Commission.

Aadhaar:

Aadhaar means foundation, therefore it is the base on which any delivery system can be built.

Aadhaar can be used in any system which needs to establish the identity of a resident and/or provide secure access for the resident to services/benefits offered by the system.

Aadhaar Seeding:

· This is the process of linking the Aadhaar in various beneficiary databases.

· Examples include linking of Aadhaar to the Bank Accounts, to Pension ID for Pensioners and to Job Card Number of NREGS Wage Seekers, etc.

Aadhaar bill 2016:

The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 was introduced by Minister of Finance, Mr. Arun Jaitley, in Lok Sabha on March 3, 2016.

The Bill intends to provide for targeted delivery of subsidies and services to individuals residing in India by assigning them unique identity numbers, called Aadhaar numbers.

Eligibility:

Every resident shall be entitled to obtain an Aadhaar number.

A resident is a person who has resided in India for 182 days, in the one year preceding the date of application for enrolment for Aadhaar.

Offences and penalties:

A person may be punished with imprisonment upto three years and minimum fine of Rs 10 lakh for unauthorised access to the centralized data-base, including revealing any information stored in it.

If a requesting entity and an enrolling agency fail to comply with rules, they shall be punished with imprisonment upto one year or a fine upto Rs 10,000 or Rs one lakh (in case of a company), or with both.

Objectives:

Aadhaar Act provides statutory backing to Aadhaar, through which the government plans for targeted delivery of subsidies and services by assigning unique identity numbers to individuals residing in the country.

The Aadhaar will help in better targeting of subsidies as leakage through impersonation and duplication of identities can be eliminated.

Salient provisions:

It has been made obligatory for a person to possess Aadhaar to receive various forms of state subsidy and assistance.

However, if a person does not have an Aadhaar number, the government will insist to apply for it, and in the meanwhile, provide alternative means of identification.

Biometric information and other biological attributes will be used only for the enrolment and authentication of Aadhaar.

It should not be shared or displayed publicly except for the purposes specified by regulations.

Two cases when the information of an individual are revealed:

In the interest of national security:

Directions for revealing information may be issued by a joint secretary in the central government.

In such cases, Aadhaar number, biometric information, demographic information and photograph are revealed.

Such decisions to reveal the information will be valid for six months and will be reviewed by an Oversight Committee consisting of Cabinet Secretary, Secretaries of Legal Affairs and Electronics and Information Technology.

On the order of a court:

Aadhaar number, photograph, and demographic information may be revealed by a court’s order.

Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018:Supreme court verdict:

It upheld Aadhaar but limited its use for only certain subsidies and schemes funded by the Consolidated Fund of India.

The court disallowed private companies from asking for Aadhaar for authentication.

The amendments now seek to work on some of the restrictions imposed by the court.

Objective:

The Bill seeks to amend at least 27 sections of three existing laws. These are:

The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016

The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

The most important changes are to

(i) Allow children the chance to exit the Aadhaar ecosystem once they turn 18 years old

Expand the scope of Aadhaar being used by entities that was restricted by the Supreme Court

Create a UIDAI fund

Provide legal backing for Aadhaar to be used voluntarily as proof of identity to open bank accounts and for mobile phone SIM cards

Other amendments:

In compliance with the SC’s order, only High Courts (not district courts) can ask for disclosure of Aadhaar-related information.

Only an officer of the rank of Secretary (not Joint Secretary, as earlier provisioned) can issue directions for such information in the “interest of national security”.

The changes have made provisions for the use of virtual IDs to conceal the actual Aadhaar number of an individual.

Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act relating to use of Aadhaar by private entities has been omitted, as it was struck down by the SC.

Why in News?

The government informed the Lok Sabha that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) might issue a show-cause notice on receipt of a complaint from “any person” or law enforcement agencies to ascertain if Aadhaar was procured through fraudulent means or by submitting false or fake documents.

In case the allegation is found to be correct, after a due inquiry, the Aadhaar number is omitted [cancelled] or deactivated [suspended].

As the case may be, in accordance with Regulations 27 and 28 of Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016.

ABORTIONS TILL 24 WEEKS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES:

MTP ACT, 1971:

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act 1971 — a law that was considered ahead of its times — legalized abortion in India up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Based on certain conditions and when provided by a registered medical practitioner at a registered medical facility.

Conditions under the MTP Act under which a pregnancy may be terminated are continuation of the pregnancy would involve a risk to the life of the pregnant woman or cause grave injury to her physical or mental health.

Also, substantial risk that the child, if born, would be seriously handicapped due to physical or mental abnormalities.

pregnancy is caused by rape (presumed to constitute grave injury to mental health) and pregnancy is due to failure of contraceptive in a married woman or her husband (presumed to constitute grave injury to mental health).

Why is it important to amend the MTP Act 1971?

Abortion was legalised 50 years ago, yet 10 women die every year as a result of unsafe abortions – making unsafe abortions the third-leading cause of maternal deaths in the country.

Other barriers to safe abortion include the implementation of :

As result of which doctors hesitate to provide abortion services to women and young girls.

This denies the reproductive rights of women(as abortion is considered an important aspect of the reproductive health of women).

One of the criticisms of the MTP Act, 1971 was that it failed to keep pace with advances in medical technology that allow for the removal of a foetus at a relatively advanced state of pregnancy.

The original law states that, if a minor wants to terminate her pregnancy, written consent from the guardian is required. The proposed law has excluded this provision.

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012 (POCSO Act).

The Pre-Conception Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 (PCPNDT).

Note:

Before 1971, abortion was criminalized under Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, describing it as intentionally ‘causing miscarriage’.

MTP (Amendment) Bill 2020:

Lok sabha has passed Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

Salient features of proposed amendments:

Proposing requirement for opinion of one provider for termination of pregnancy, up to 20 weeks of gestation and introducing the requirement of opinion of two providers for termination of pregnancy of 20-24 weeks of gestation.

Enhancing the upper gestation limit from 20 to 24 weeks for special categories of women which will be defined in the amendments to the MTP Rules and would include ‘vulnerable women including survivors of rape, victims of incest and other vulnerable women (like differently-abled women, Minors) etc.

Upper gestation limit not to apply in cases of substantial fetal abnormalities diagnosed by the Medical Board. The composition, functions and other details of Medical Board to be prescribed subsequently in Rules under the Act.

Name and other particulars of a woman whose pregnancy has been terminated shall not be revealed except to a person authorised in any law for the time being in force.

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is for expanding access of women to safe u legal abortion services on therapeutic, eugenic, humanitarian social grounds.

The proposed amendments include a substitution of certain sub-sections, insertion of certain new clauses under some sections in the existing Medical Termination.

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Aadhaar-PAN linking: Government extends deadline to March 31

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The government has withdrawn the December 31 deadline for mandatory quoting of national biometric identifier Aadhaar and PAN for certain financial transactions like opening of a bank account.

Has been decided by Government to notify 31st March, 2018 or 6 months from date of commencement of bank account based relationship by the client, whichever is later, as date of submission of Aadhaar number& PAN or Form 60 by the clients to the reporting entity: Finance Ministry

— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2017

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The new rule notified in the Gazette modifies the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002 to replace the requirement of submitting "the Aadhaar number and Permanent Account Number by December 31, 2017" with a provision saying "submit the Aadhaar number, and Permanent Account Number or Form No. 60, by such date as may be notified by the Central Government".

While the 12-digit Aadhaar is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), PAN is allotted by the Income Tax Department. Form 60 is a declaration filed by an individual or a person (not being a company or firm) who does not have a PAN and who enters into any specified transaction.

Tuesday's notification by the Department of Revenue in the finance ministry effectively paves the way for extending the deadline for mandatory quoting of Aadhaar for activities like the opening of a bank account.

This is in line with the Centre last week informing the Supreme Court that it is willing to extend till March 31 the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes.

On December 7, the deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar was extended by three months to March 31, 2018.

Under the PMLA, Aadhaar, PAN and other official documents are required to be obtained by banks and financial institutions from anyone opening a bank account as well as for any financial transaction of Rs 50,000 and above.

The notification issued on Tuesday stated that accounts where Aadhaar and PAN are not furnished by the date notified by the government will cease to be operational.

If the account holder "fails to submit the Aadhaar number and PAN by such date as may be notified by the central government, the said account shall cease to be operational till the time the Aadhaar number and Permanent Account Number are submitted by the client", it said.

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) forms the core of the legal framework put in place by India to combat money laundering and generation of black money.

The PMLA and its rules impose an obligation on reporting entities like banks, financial institutions and intermediaries to verify the identity of clients, maintain records and furnish information to the Financial Intelligence Unit of India (FIU-IND).

As per Rule 9, every reporting entity shall at the time of commencement of an account-based relationship identify its clients, verify their identity and obtain information on the purpose and intended nature of the business relationship. Intermediaries like stockbroker, chit fund company, cooperative bank, housing finance institution and non-banking finance companies are also classified as reporting entities.

The broad rule also applies to all cash dealing of more than Rs 10 lakh or its equivalent in foreign currency, cash transactions where forged or counterfeit currency notes have been used and all suspicious dealings.

All cross-border wire transfers of more than Rs 5 lakh in foreign currency and purchase and sale of immovable property valued at Rs 50 lakh or more also fall under this category, according to the reporting rules.

Tuesday's notification said amendments are being made in Rule 9 of the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005.

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Where Aadhar Card is Mandatory From 2017-18

Where Aadhar Card is Mandatory From 2017-18

Aadhaar is a 12-digit special identification number provided to Indian people by the Central government. It is issued as well as handled by the Unique Recognition Authority of India (UIDAI). Aadhaar card is essentially an identification file released by the UIDAI after it records as well as verifies every resident Indian person’s details consisting of biometric and also market data. Aadhaar is not implied to change existing recognition documents like PAN, key, owning license etc. It could be used as a single recognition document. Financial institutions, financial institutions, and telecom companies could additionally utilize it as a Know-Your-Customer (KYC) confirmation mode and maintain profiles.

On March 27, the High court ordered that the government could not be quit from utilizing Aadhaar recognition for its non-welfare schemes like the opening of bank accounts, filing of income tax return, verification of new and also existing smartphone numbers and also user credentials and so on. Link your aadhaar card to phone number It did preserve that the federal government can not make Aadhaar compulsory for welfare systems and also it has actually permitted the government to utilize it in some systems, not permitted to be utilized as a required demand.

Here is a listing of recent statements by the government where Aadhaar was made compulsory (both well-being and non-welfare plans feature in the list):

Beedi/Iron Ore/limestone employees require Aadhaar for availing residence aid.

Aadhaar for healthcare and nutrition

Aadhaar obligatory for the supplemental nutrition program. Aadhaar compulsory for farmers intending to take plant insurance policy benefit and individuals qualified for subsidized foodgrains/cash subsidy for the very same.

People desiring to avail advantages of welfare schemes under Integrated Division of Cultivation, National Apprenticeship Promo System and Janani Suraksha Yojana need necessary Aadhaar.

Aadhaar made obligatory to get training under Integrated Youngster Development Services of the Ministry of Female and also Youngster Growth.

Aadhaar necessary for benefits under Grih Kalyan Kendra system

Aadhaar made mandatory for financial support under National Goal for Empowerment of Female. The exact same condition imposed for Plan for Adolescent Women, trainees to avail Central scholarship and financial backing provided under National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship.

Aadhaar necessary for e-panchayat training advantages as well as students that want to avail central scholarships at the university degree.

Soil Health Management Plan and Dirt Health Card System call for Aadhaar.

Additional meals at creches require Aadhaar.

Maternity Benefits Program and also Integrated Youngster Security Plan make Aadhaar necessary.

Aadhaar made compulsory for women to get professional training, lendings and various other plans.

Advantages for water and also social solutions also come under the ambit of Aadhaar. Advantages under R & d in Water Market as well as National Social Help Program announce Aadhaar as required record specifically.

Mid Day meal advantages need Aadhaar. Cooks-cum-helpers gaining out of the scheme needs to additionally register with Aadhaar. Deendayal Antyodya Yojana, as well as National Rural Livelihoods Mission, also make Aadhaar obligatory.

Aadhaar currently required for disabled youngsters in between 6-14 years and also are qualified for benefits under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Aadhaar additionally made mandatory to book tickets on Indian Railways’ online ticket reservation system at IRCTC. Link your aadhaar card to IRCTC account.

Disabled trainees taking advantages under National Activity Prepare for Ability Training of Individuals with Specials needs must sign up. Aadhaar also made compulsory for getting benefits under National Wellness Objective by qualified women neighborhood health protestor ASHA or Accredited Social Wellness Activist.

Bhopal gas tragedy targets require Aadhar to obtain a settlement from the government. National Awards Plan for Innovation Development in Petrochemicals, as well as Downstream Plastics Processing Sector, makes Aadhaar mandatory. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for ladies listed below poverty line requires Aadhaar. It is likewise made mandatory for settlement and also benefits to people under Bonded Work Rehab System.

Aadhaar for taxes and finance

Aadhaar made obligatory to submit Income Tax returns or making an application for PAN. PAN will certainly also need to be linked to Aadhaar. Any PAN card which is not linked to Aadhaar will become repetitive after June 30.

The government has actually already made it required to connect Aadhaar with PAN to prevent people making use of several PANs to escape tax obligations. Right from declaring tax return to taking advantage of different federal government schemes, the Government is slowly making it mandatory to equip a copy of Aadhaar Card for a lot of treatments. Lots of financial institutions have added a choice to include Aadhaar information online or through SMS in a certain format to a details number given by the bank. The method is termed as Aadhaar seeding. Banks have additionally encouraged consumers to link their Aadhaar number to their checking account at an ATM MACHINE. Till now, PAN card was required as a document to open up a bank account and Link your aadhaar card to bank account or for any kind of transactions over Rs 50,000 yet from June 1, and the Aadhaar number has been made necessary for opening up a savings account.

Below are solutions that will not work without Aadhaar from July 1

To submit income tax returns

The Central Board of Direct Tax obligations (CBDT) made clear that Aadhaar will be compulsory for submitting I-T returns as well as while getting new PAN from July 1, 2017. The government has given a due date to all taxpayers to link their Aadhaar with PAN cards by June 30. Area 139AA of the Income Tax Act offers mandatory pricing quote of Aadhaar or registration ID of Aadhaar application form for declaring of tax return and making application for allocation of PAN with impact from July 1 this year.

Mid-day Meal

Pupils of government colleges will certainly not have the ability to make use of the advantage of mid-day dish from July 1 if they do not have Aadhaar card with them. In a recent notice by the HRD Ministry, students will need to make certain that they have their Aadhaar cards prior to June 30 to make sure that they are not denied of their civil liberties.

Connecting your PF account with Aadhaar card

It has ended up being mandatory to link an individual’s PF account with their Aadhaar numbers. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has actually prompted its 4 crore participants to connect their accounts with Aadhaar prior to June 30. PF account owners in the northeastern states have actually been asked to connect PF account with Aadhaar till September 30, 2017. With this, details of the account holders can be directly verified with the help of Aadhaar number.

To obtain advantages of Public Circulation System (PDS).

The government has actually made it obligatory to provide Aadhaar card to obtain the benefits provided under Public Distribution System (PDS). People will certainly have to link their Aadhaar cards to Allocate cards to get all the facilities offered by the government.

To book train tickets online, to get the ticket.

If you desire to make use deals as well as price cuts (concessional tickets) offered by Indian Trains, it is mandatory for individuals to have an Aadhaar card. To suppress the hazard of black advertising and marketing of railway tickets, the IRCTC has made it compulsory for people to have Aadhaar card.

The federal government has actually listed Aadhaar card as one of the mandatory documents for applying for a passport. If you want to have actually a ticket made, you will have to have your Aadhaar card with you.

No PAN card without Aadhaar card.

The government has actually offered a target date to all taxpayers to connect their Aadhaar with PAN cards by June 30. From July 1, 2017, onwards every person eligible to get Aadhaar must quote their Aadhaar number or their Aadhaar enrolment ID number for applications for PAN and for declaring tax return. Section 139AA of the Earnings Tax obligation Act attends to mandatory pricing quote of Aadhaar or registration ID of Aadhaar application form for declaring of the tax return as well as making application for allocation of PAN with the result from July 1 this year. Link your aadhaar card to PAN card.

LPG links.

Free LPG links are being given to homemakers under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Currently, this process will need the individuals to equip their Aadhaar details to avail advantages.

Educating schemes, Scholarship for institution and college students

An alert has actually been provided by the HRD ministry that all students that are intending to get the scholarship will need to provide the Aadhaar details to make use of the plan. Trainees that are currently getting this center and do not have an Aadhaar card will certainly need to see to it that they have one prior to the end of this month.

Besides every one of the above, it is mandatory for individuals to have Aadhaar card to get benefits under Child development solutions, Grih Kalyan Kendra plan, Asha System and all the systems for handicapped students. All individuals are suggested to obtain their Aadhaar card made to avail the benefits of all these government schemes.

The 12-digit number released by the One-of-a-kind Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is likewise mandatory for any type of monetary purchase of Rs 50, 000 as well as above and also to access to banking and declaring I-T returns. It has become required for taxpayers to link both their identification evidence- the Aadhaar Card and also the PAN card to file their returns. It has to be kept in mind that even if your revenue is below the taxed limit as well as you do not fall in the category for filing a tax return, it is obligatory to link your PAN with Aadhaar. If not done, your PAN is accountable of becoming void.

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