Aadhaar Card Scheme is purely voluntary Says Supreme Court

Aadhaar card scheme is purely Voluntary it is not mandatory and any attempt to make it mandatory would be treated as contempt of court says Chief Justice Dattu. Supreme Court extended voluntary use of Aadhaar Card  for all type of pension schemes like MGNREGA,Jan Dhan Yojana and EPF.

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The apex court modified the order by which the use of Aadhaar Card was limited for getting food grain and kerosene under PDS and for LPG.The Aadhaar card will remain optional for availing welfare schemes of the government and the authorities will not use it for the purposes other than PDS and LPG Distribution system."No person will be denied benefits under any government scheme for want of Aadhaar card," the A-G submitted.

The Centre, RBI, SEBI, IRDA, TRAI, Pension Fund Regulatory Authority and states like Gujarat and Jharkhand had recently moved the court and pitched strongly for voluntary use of Aadhaar cards for providing benefits of various schemes, other than PDS and LPG, at the doorstep of the aged people and the weaker sections.