Nilekani hails SC verdict on Aadhaar
Wednesday - September 26, 2018 7:44 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Nilekani hails SC verdict on Aadhaar
Bengaluru Sep 26 (IANS) Asserting that Aadhaar is a unique identity project its pioneer and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court judgement on it as landmark.
"This is a landmark judgement in favour of Aadhaar which is a unique identity project that is critical to the development goals of the nation " Nilekani tweeted hours after a five-judge constitutional bench of the apex court delivered a verdict in its favour.
Nilekani was the first Chairman of Aadhaar s state-run Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) from 2009 to 2014. He re-joined the global software major in August 2017 as non-executive Chairman.
Noting that the Aadhaar Act 2016 had undergone the ultimate scrutiny in the highest court Nilekani said a lot of recommendations were incorporated in the central government s flagship scheme.
"Through the democratic process of discussion and debate we have created a better and stronger Aadhaar together " Nilekani said.
Nilekani said the top court had unequivocally validated the founding principles for Aadhaar.
"Aadhaar includes it doesn t exclude. The resident was once again recognised as being at the heart of the project and they have gained new rights that help them assert their ownership over their data " he said.
--IANS bha-fb/mag/mr
"This is a landmark judgement in favour of Aadhaar which is a unique identity project that is critical to the development goals of the nation " Nilekani tweeted hours after a five-judge constitutional bench of the apex court delivered a verdict in its favour.
Nilekani was the first Chairman of Aadhaar s state-run Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) from 2009 to 2014. He re-joined the global software major in August 2017 as non-executive Chairman.
Noting that the Aadhaar Act 2016 had undergone the ultimate scrutiny in the highest court Nilekani said a lot of recommendations were incorporated in the central government s flagship scheme.
"Through the democratic process of discussion and debate we have created a better and stronger Aadhaar together " Nilekani said.
Nilekani said the top court had unequivocally validated the founding principles for Aadhaar.
"Aadhaar includes it doesn t exclude. The resident was once again recognised as being at the heart of the project and they have gained new rights that help them assert their ownership over their data " he said.
--IANS bha-fb/mag/mr
