India. Aadhaar obstacle depriving widows of pensions in Uttar Pradesh
Aadhaar, the Indian government’s bid to create the world’s biggest biometric database, has become a victim of “mission creep.” What began as a project to create a foolproof identification system to weed out duplicate and fake beneficiaries from public-welfare programs has morphed into a vast bureaucratic net that threatens to ensnare every citizen, rich or poor.
In the process, its original purpose seems all but forgotten. In the rush to make Aadhaar mandatory for everything from opening a bank account to getting a driver’s license, its intended beneficiaries, the poor who depend on government welfare for survival, have been left stranded.
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