CPI (M) said the decision of oil companies to make Aadhaar-linked bank account compulsory for LPG subsidy is unacceptable as only 25% of the country's population had so far obtained the UID
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) has asked the Indian government to withdraw its decision to make unique identification (UID) number or Aadhaar compulsory for providing various benefits like cooking gas subsidy to citizens.
The Kerala state plenum of CPI (M) adopted a resolution in its meeting at Palakkad on Thursday. The resolution alleged that Aadhaar had been made compulsory by the Centre without having the backing of any parliamentary legislation and in disregard to the repeated rulings of the Supreme Court on the issue.
"The government has been pressurising the people to open bank accounts and link them to Aadhaar. Instead of allowing the people to open zero-balance accounts, many banks are insisting they should deposit Rs500 to Rs1,000 to open accounts," CPI(M) said.
Though a bill was introduced in Parliament on the matter, the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee to which it was referred, had negated the salient provisions of the bill, the resolution said.
It said, "The decision of oil companies to make Aadhaar-linked bank account compulsory for cooking gas subsidy is unacceptable as only 25% of the country's population had so far obtained the Aadhaar. This means that the vast majority of the people are anxious whether they would continue to receive the benefits for which they are entitled."
CPI (M) alleged that it is part of the government's neo-liberal policy of phasing out subsidies and welfare payments.
"The Government's decision to set a time-frame for linking the benefits with Aadhaar has caused serious concern among the beneficiaries of various welfare schemes," the resolution added.
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