In order to weed out the problem of fake PAN cards and to ensure an accurate biometric data, the government has initiated a mammoth project to bring together both the Aadhar and the PAN databases.
The Nandan Nilekani-led Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issues the Aadhar number which is now being synchronised with the Permanent Account Number database maintained by the I-T Department.
The Finance Ministry, which had first mooted the proposal of generating and issuing biometric PAN in 2006, had kept the decision pending for sometime as it was felt that both the agencies (UIDAI and I-T) would be “duplicating the effort” to reach a common goal — biometrics-based identity.
“It has been decided to integrate both the Aadhar and the PAN database which will help the agencies to maintain a correct database for ensuring two things.
While the Aadhar will ensure effective disbursal of government schemes to citizens, the biometric PAN card database will help stop the forgery of PAN cards which begets economic crimes,” a senior Finance Ministry official said.
The Finance Ministry, under the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in 2006, had proposed that the biometric PAN cards would have the I-T assesses’ fingerprints (two from each hand) and the face.
This will now be achieved by collating the Aadhar database with that of the PAN.
Let adhhar be really the base identity merging into itself the several different needs. KYC, Ration card and so on. The presonality clash at the top should not reduce its scope
Unique ID shall be ultimately become unique. All others shall be renumbered to this. This number is going to be unique for every individual citizen of the country. Ultimately, all of the following numbers shall be assigned to every citizen of the country for various benifits govt and an individual can benefit. 1. Passport No. 2. PAN CARD 3. Mobile number 4. Health Card to store individuals health history and medicines he or she being administered 5. CPF 6. Gas, electricity. Water, property tax 7. PNR number of a flight booking can contain this number plus few other digits 8. Loan Account number can contain these digits followed by finance company allotted digits. 9. Train booking reference PNR, can start with this number. 10. Flight E ticket number can be same. 11. Driving Licence number can be same as UID 12. Bank Account Number can start with UID 13. Marriage cert number can contain both husband and wife UIDs. 14. Birth certificate number shall be provided by unique ID authority.
Surveillance. India being converted into a Police State.I have no intention of acquiring the Aadhar Card....
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