Governance, public policy and rights issues
Aadhaar, data and identity
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Aadhaar Act 2016 and its scope after the 2018 judgment
- Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship; deactivation and data-sharing limits
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
Where to study
UIDAI (Aadhaar): home page
- home
The Constitution of India
- Art. 21
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
- s. 3 Aadhaar number
- s. 7 Proof of Aadhaar number necessary for receipt of certain subsidies, benefits and services
- s. 57 (omitted by the 2019 amendment after the judgment)
- s. 9 Aadhaar number not evidence of citizenship or domicile
- s. 29 Restriction on sharing information
- s. 33 Disclosure of information in certain cases
Supreme Court of India, Justice K.S.Puttaswamy(Retd) vs Union Of India on 26 September, 2018
- judgment of 26 September 2018
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- s. 3 Application of Act
- s. 4 Grounds for processing personal data
- s. 18 Establishment of Board