Aadhaar has been linked to gas connections, Voter ID, PAN card, and bank accounts. Earlier, there was an emphasis on Aadhar being mandatory to avail of any service, benefit or subsidy from the government. But this only leads to false representations and duplicate cards. For these reasons, the Supreme Court has ruled against any mandatory requirement of Aadhaar card for availing government-related services and subsidies. However, there are some states that are insisting on the Aadhar being mandatory to avail of benefits from government schemes. To counter this, the government had published widely that the Aadhaar is not mandatory for any welfare scheme. The information was made available through social media platforms and newspapers.
Reasons to get an Aadhaar Card
- Aadhaar card is a widely accepted form of identification.
- Even though it is not mandatory, an Aadhaar card can qualify you instantly, making the process easier and quicker.
- With the Aadhaar card, you can link your bank accounts for the Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG connections.
- For the poor people, the direct benefit transfer enables more money to be credited to their accounts directly. This eliminates any other expenditure and cost of middlemen, NGOs, agencies and so on. The scheme is called JAM, Jan-Dhan Aadhar Mobile Yojana.
- You can use the benefit for subsidies on rations and kerosene from PDS.
- Aadhaar is also linked to pension schemes which were launched in 2011.
- With the help of the Aadhar number, funds can be transferred to Aadhaar linked bank accounts through the remittance system launched by NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) in 2013.
- In 2014, the link to passports was created.
- The information of these cards will not be shared with any other authority.
