Misuse of the linkage between the Aadhaar with voter ID आधार के मतदाता पहचान पत्र से लिंकेज का दुरुपयोग

LOK SABHA 

MISUSE OF LINKAGE OF AADHAAR WITH VOTER ID

 

2905.  MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether there are provisions to prevent the misuse of the linkage between the Aadhaar with voter ID, and with the linkages of bank and other institutional organizations;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether data within the voter ID database can interact with data across databases linked to Aadhaar thereof;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether  the  Government  has  investigated  potential  misuse  of  Aadhaar  data  for  any purposes and the profiling thereto; and

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the steps/ measures taken/likely to be taken in this regard?

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): The authentication of voters in electoral rolls using Aadhaar identity platform is provided as per the relevant provisions of sections 4 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 (as amended).

Further, as per the provisions of sections 8(2) and 8(3) of the Aadhaar Act, the Aadhaar number of a resident can be used, after taking his/ her consent, only for the purposes as informed to the resident.

(c): No Sir.

(d): Does not arise.

(e): No Sir. No such incidence of misuse of Aadhaar data and profiling thereto has come to the notice of UIDAI.

(f): Does not arise.