The government clarified in the Rajya Sabha that the Aadhaar card is not
mandatory to avail of subsidies under government schemes, including on domestic
cooking gas.
"Aadhar card is not mandatory for availing subsidies. If any public sector
undertaking is doing it, we will correct it," Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Rajeev Shukla said.
He was responding to members' concerns that despite giving an assurance that
the card was not a must for availing of services like opening bank accounts,
admission in school and obtaining passport, some public sector undertakings
were forcing the people to do so.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, MP Achuthan (CPI-M) said that in Kerala,
public sector oil companies had made it mandatory for people to get Aadhar-linked
bank accounts for getting subsidy on LPG.
mandatory to avail of subsidies under government schemes, including on domestic
cooking gas.
"Aadhar card is not mandatory for availing subsidies. If any public sector
undertaking is doing it, we will correct it," Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Rajeev Shukla said.
He was responding to members' concerns that despite giving an assurance that
the card was not a must for availing of services like opening bank accounts,
admission in school and obtaining passport, some public sector undertakings
were forcing the people to do so.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, MP Achuthan (CPI-M) said that in Kerala,
public sector oil companies had made it mandatory for people to get Aadhar-linked
bank accounts for getting subsidy on LPG.
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