Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday, 11 October 2018

A majority of 21 wins !





I believe Aadhar related case in Supreme Court was filed by 21 petitioners



They wanted Aadhar ID scheme to be declared unconstitutional and struck down altogether



Hon ( ex ) CJI , Shri Dipak Misraji did not think Aadhar ID, by itself was unconstitutional



But he said , it could be used only for providing certain government “ services “ where direct transfer of money was a major factor



SC ruled that private service providers ( eg : Banks and Mobile Service Providers ) cannot ask for Aadhar ID for KYC ( Know Your Customer ) . They will need to use,



#    Either some offline paper based documents ( Passport – Ration Card etc ) , or


#    Some modified “ online “ process which does not require to reveal Aadhar Number




I call this ( directive ) , a victory of the rich and vocal “ majority “ of 21 PERSONS , over a poor and silent “ minority “ of 50 CRORE mobile phone users !



I suspect that the rest of the World is thinking :


“ Ah ,  these  Indians  !

They have mastered the art of making things COMPLEX , out of matters SIMPLE 




HERE ARE PROOFS :






To summarize :

·         Hide Aadhar Number / Date of Birth /  Biometrics


But provide :

·         Name / Address / Photo


Process :

·         Log into UIDAI web site

·         Download your “ Masked Aadhar ID  [  click to find ZERO results !  ]


·         Submit it to your Mobile service Provider







COAI has sent a letter to telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan , saying :



“……a return to paper-based process should not be an option as it would reverse the steps taken by the industry towards Digital India and result in wastage of infrastructure and investment 



So , what does COAI suggest as alternatives  ?



·         Entering various fields in the customer acquisition form electronically on the operator’s app


·         Capturing GPS coordinates while capturing the customer’s live photo at the point of sale of the mobile connection


·         Watermarking the photo , and


·         Assigning a unique operator code so that the photo cannot be copied or re-used.





In the meantime , Shri Manoj Sinha says :



“ The government will fully respect the SC order and, within the legal purview, the government will also take care of consumers ”



Dear Shri sinhaji,





I do hope your directive to the TELCOs will be such that :



·         It will enable the TELCOs to continue to offer their services , not only to the NEW users , but also to the CURRENT ( 50 Crore ) users, without any interruption



·         It will spare the users ( current + new ) , the AGONY of going through the alternatives proposed by UIDAI and COAI ( be ready for ONE YEAR disruption ! )



Even the Supreme Court would be happy to accept your interpretation ( of its order ) that a user has every right to give his Aadhar ID to ANYONE , as long as it is VOLUNTARILY given !



No one need question the user’s motive ( simplifying life ), as long as he sends to his Service Provider , a SMS / E Mail , as per draft provided in :



Additional Input :

Why not an “ Option Plan “ for users ?



As in case of my earlier emails , this blog too is being sent to :





































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In addition , this time , I am also sending this email to the following :






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PM’s Economic Advisory Council :








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Some others :




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Trade Advisory Group :


Surjit Bhalla………………………………….. ssbhalla@gmail.com

S Jaishankar…………………………………  psfs@mea.gov.in

Rajeev Kher………………………………..   Rajeev.kher@ris.org.in

Sanjeev Sanyal………………………   Sanjeev@sanjeevsanyal.com  /  contact@idfcinstitute.org

Shekhar Shah…………………………….    ashah@ncaer.org

Vijay Chauthaiwale…………………….  { Not sending since requested to opt out  }

Pulak Ghosh………………………………..  Pulak.ghosh@iimb.ac.in

Jayant Dasgupta…………………………   ictsd@ictsd.ch  /   amb-indiawto@nic.in

Rajiv K Luthra……………………………… rajiv@luthra.com

Chandrajit Banerjee……………………  cb@cii.in

 


11  Oct  2018
  

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