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内阁同意修改Aadhaar种子的手机号码和银行账户
消息人士称，这两项法案将进行修订，规定在获得新的移动电话连接和开设银行账户时自愿共享12位身份号码。
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印度国家电信公司将为5G部署分配6200亿卢比的频谱
官员们表示，交通部的一个委员会批准了一项提案，向BSNL提供价值约2200亿卢比的700 MHz频段的10 MHz区块，以及中频段(3600 MHz至3670 MHz)的70 MHz区块，用于5G。
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新德里:内阁周一批准修改现有的两项法律，为生物识别身份的播种提供法律支持Aadhaar与手机号码还有银行账户，消息人士称。
内阁由首相领导莫迪在最高法院9月份限制私营公司使用Aadhaar后，批准了《电报法》和《防止洗钱法》(PMLA)的修正案。
ET是第一个报道政府计划修改电报法和PMLA的人。
消息人士称，这两项法案将进行修订，规定在获得新的移动电话连接和开设银行账户时自愿共享12位身份号码。
印度最高法院否决了《Aadhaar法案》第57条，该条款规定，必须将生物识别ID与sim卡和银行账户相匹配，称其没有法律依据。
为了克服这一缺陷，《电报法》正在修订，为通过Aadhaar发行移动模拟生活提供法律支持。
同样，PMLA的修正案将让个人选择将他们的银行账户与KYC选项中的Aadhaar联系起来。
最高法院在一项具有里程碑意义的判决中裁定Aadhaar在分配国家资助的福利补贴方面具有宪法效力，但裁定它不能被强制用于开设银行账户或提供移动电话连接。这项裁决是在活动人士和律师以隐私问题为由提出请愿后做出的。
Aadhaar计划是在2009年的UPA制度下提出的概念，在收集居民的生物特征数据和照片后，通过分配唯一的12位识别号码，为每个居民提供生物特征身份证。它被设想为一种节省成本的工具，可以通过消除虚假受益人和检查转移资金来改善向穷人提供服务和补贴。
内阁由首相领导莫迪在最高法院9月份限制私营公司使用Aadhaar后，批准了《电报法》和《防止洗钱法》(PMLA)的修正案。
ET是第一个报道政府计划修改电报法和PMLA的人。
印度最高法院否决了《Aadhaar法案》第57条，该条款规定，必须将生物识别ID与sim卡和银行账户相匹配，称其没有法律依据。
为了克服这一缺陷，《电报法》正在修订，为通过Aadhaar发行移动模拟生活提供法律支持。
同样，PMLA的修正案将让个人选择将他们的银行账户与KYC选项中的Aadhaar联系起来。
最高法院在一项具有里程碑意义的判决中裁定Aadhaar在分配国家资助的福利补贴方面具有宪法效力，但裁定它不能被强制用于开设银行账户或提供移动电话连接。这项裁决是在活动人士和律师以隐私问题为由提出请愿后做出的。
Aadhaar计划是在2009年的UPA制度下提出的概念，在收集居民的生物特征数据和照片后，通过分配唯一的12位识别号码，为每个居民提供生物特征身份证。它被设想为一种节省成本的工具，可以通过消除虚假受益人和检查转移资金来改善向穷人提供服务和补贴。
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet<\/a> Monday approved amending the two existing laws to provide legal backing for seeding of biometric ID Aadhaar<\/a> with mobile numbers<\/a> and bank accounts, sources said.
The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> approved amendments to the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after the Supreme Court in September imposed restrictions on the use of Aadhaar by private companies.
ET was the first to report on the government's plan to amend the Telegraph Act and the PMLA.
The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> approved amendments to the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after the Supreme Court in September imposed restrictions on the use of Aadhaar by private companies.
ET was the first to report on the government's plan to amend the Telegraph Act and the PMLA.
<\/div><\/div>Sources said the two Acts will be amended to provide for voluntary sharing of the 12-digit identification number for obtaining new mobile phone connections and for the opening of bank accounts.
The Supreme Court had struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act that made seeding of the biometric ID with SIMs and bank accounts mandatory, saying it had no legal backing.
To overcome this lacuna, the Telegraph Act is being amended to provide legal backing for the issuance of mobile SIMs through Aadhaar.
Similarly, the amendment to the PMLA will give individuals option to link their bank accounts to Aadhaar in the KYC option.
The apex court in a landmark judgment had held constitutional validity of Aadhaar for the distribution of state-sponsored welfare subsidies but ruled that it cannot be made mandatory for opening bank accounts or providing mobile-phone connections. The ruling followed petitons by activists and lawyers citing privacy concerns.
Conceptualised under the previous UPA regime in 2009, under the extraordinary Aadhaar programme provides for giving every resident a biometric ID by assigning a unique 12-digit identification number after collecting their biometric data and photographs. It was envisioned as a cost-saving tool that could improve the delivery of services and subsidies to poor by eliminating bogus beneficiaries and checking diversions.<\/div><\/div>
The Supreme Court had struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act that made seeding of the biometric ID with SIMs and bank accounts mandatory, saying it had no legal backing.
To overcome this lacuna, the Telegraph Act is being amended to provide legal backing for the issuance of mobile SIMs through Aadhaar.
Similarly, the amendment to the PMLA will give individuals option to link their bank accounts to Aadhaar in the KYC option.
The apex court in a landmark judgment had held constitutional validity of Aadhaar for the distribution of state-sponsored welfare subsidies but ruled that it cannot be made mandatory for opening bank accounts or providing mobile-phone connections. The ruling followed petitons by activists and lawyers citing privacy concerns.
Conceptualised under the previous UPA regime in 2009, under the extraordinary Aadhaar programme provides for giving every resident a biometric ID by assigning a unique 12-digit identification number after collecting their biometric data and photographs. It was envisioned as a cost-saving tool that could improve the delivery of services and subsidies to poor by eliminating bogus beneficiaries and checking diversions.<\/div><\/div>
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