According to Jaitley, the Supreme Court upheld the whole concept of unique identity and rejected the challenge that it violated the Right to PrivacyNew Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that Aadhaar is a “game changer” and its use has helped the government save around Rs. According to Jaitley, the Supreme Court upheld the whole concept of unique identity and rejected the challenge that it violated the Right to Privacy. The Judgement of the Supreme Court added balance to the concept of Aadhaar,” he said. Taking a dig at the Opposition, Jaitley in his blog post said, “The UPA, because of its contradictions and indecision remained half-hearted about Aadhaar. In the last 28 months over 122 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued.

Source: Mint January 06, 2019 08:37 UTC