The Central Government told that the deadline for linking of Aadhaar to avail benefits of various government schemes would be extended till March 31 next year. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra today in response to a petition in Supreme court.
The counsel appearing for petitioners, who have challenged the government’s move to make Aadhaar mandatory for these schemes, raised the issue of the mandatory linking of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) number with bank accounts and mobile numbers.
Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for petitioners, said the main Aadhaar matter should be heard soon, as though the government has decided to extend the deadline until March 31 next year, it has also not said that no action would be taken against those who do not want to link their Aadhaar with either bank accounts or mobile numbers.
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