West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has opposed the linking of Aadhaar with mobile phone numbers. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has opposed the linking of Aadhaar with mobile phone numbers. The development comes a day after a plea was filed challenging the notification of the Department of Telecom on linking of mobile numbers with Aadhaar. Last month, a report had said that SIM cards not linked to Aadhaar likely to be deactivated after February 2018. The court had suggested that the existing pre-paid mobile users, who are 90% of the total mobile users, may be asked to give identity details at the time of re-charge as done while giving fresh SIM cards to users.

Source: dna October 25, 2017 09:22 UTC