Today, the Central Government introduced, The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend the Aadhaar Act, 2016 to comply with the conditions as set out in the Aadhaar judgment of the Supreme Court (Justice KS Puttaswamy v. UOI) [WP (Civil) No. 494 of 2012] and amend the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 to introduce voluntary linking of Aadhaar details with mobile connections and bank accounts.
For key highlights of the Aadhaar judgment, you may click – here and for reporting unwarranted requests of linking Aadhaar, you may click – here.
A copy of the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 may be accessed here:
