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President of India’s message on the eve of Independence Day of Kiribation the eve of their Independence Day (July 12, 2017)In a message to His Excellency Taneti Mamau, the President of the Republic of Kiribati,

Ministry of Civil Aviation seekstoupgradeitsAirSewa webportal;consultsstakeholdersfordesigningAirSewa 2.0

invitedsuggestionsfordesigningAirSewa 2.0,theupgradedversionoftheAirSewa web portal andmobile app thatwaslaunchedinNovemberlastyeartomakeair travel convenient andhassle-free.

ThisfollowsthesuccessofAirSewa1.0 whichhasbeenreceivedwell,witharound19,000 app downloads sofarandover65,000 web portal

hitssinceitslaunch.Morethan92% of grievances havebeenresolvedandmostofthemwithinthestipulatedtimelimits.

Flightdelays,probleminrefunds,longqueues,inadequatefacilitiesatairportsandcomplaintsoflostbaggagearethemost common

problems thatairtravellersface.

Therewasaneedtorespondtotheseproblemsinasystematicmannerratherthanonad-hoc basis.TheMinistryhadlaunched

AirSewa web portal andmobileappon26.11.2016 toaddressthisneed.

Userscannowchecklive flight status forall inbound and outbound flightsinasingleclick.Informationregardingweatherconditionsandservicesforsome

selected airports isalsoavailableonthisportal.Flights canbesearchedbyflightnumberorforallflightstoorfromaparticular airport.Informationsuchas

airportserviceslikewheelchair,transport/parking,restandrelax,Wifi servicesetc.canalsobeeasilyaccessed

Grievance Redressal

AirSewa isaone-stop solution forgrievanceredressalaspassengerscannowregister any grievance onthemobile app

orweb portal.

Theycanalsouploadvoice or video alongwithanelaboratedescriptionoftheirissues.

CommerceandIndustryMinisterNirmalaSitharamansaysGeM hasensuredtransparencyandreductionin

costsinpublicprocurement

GovernmentOrganizesTheNationalConsultativeWorkshoponGovernmente-Marketplace(GeM):User&

SellerPerspective

ABOUT GOVERNMENT E-MARKETPLACE (GEM)

BasedonrecommendationsofGroupofSecretariesmadetoHon’blePrimeMinister,theGovernmentdecidedthatDGS&Dwillcreateaonestop

GovernmenteMarketplace (GeM)tofacilitateonlineprocurementofcommonuseGoods&ServicesrequiredbyvariousGovernmentDepartments/

Organizations/PSUs.

GeM aimstoenhancetransparency,efficiencyandspeedinpublicprocurement.Itprovidesthetoolsofe-bidding, reverse e-auction and

demand aggregation tofacilitatethegovernmentusersachievethebestvaluefortheirmoney.DGS&DtookappropriateactionstoaligntheexistingrulestocatertoGeM includingswiftpaymenttoSuppliers/Sellersaftersuccessful

deliveryofGoods&Services.

ThepurchasesthroughGeM byGovernmentusershavebeenauthorizedandmademandatorybyMinistryofFinancebyaddinganewRuleNo.149inthe

GeneralFinancialRules,2017.

e-bidding, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation

Forwardauction areelectronic auctions,whichcanbeusedbysellerstoselltheiritemstomanypotentialbuyers.Sellersandbuyerscanbeindividuals,organizationsetc.Itemsarecommonlyplacedataspecial

sitefor auction (e.g.eBay.com ormarketdojo.com)

Areverseauctionisatypeofauctioninwhichtherolesofbuyerandsellerarereversed.Inanordinaryauction(alsoknownasaforwardauction),buyerscompetetoobtainagoodorservicebyoffering

increasinglyhigherprices.Inareverseauction,thesellerscompetetoobtainbusinessfromthebuyerandpriceswilltypicallydecreaseasthe

sellersundercuteachother.

e-bidding, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation

What is Demand aggregation

Methodthatprovides“visibility”tothepurchasingrequestsgenerallythroughtheprocessofcoordinatingand

consolidatingindividualrequirements.

Following the processes under GeM platform, around 20-30% reduction of price has been achieved as compared to what it

was prior to GeM.

Therefore, there is substantial tangible evidence that the processes followed at the portal is indeed bringing cost down.

Most importantly, the sellers do not have to run around from pillar to post to get their payment, which will be made within 10 days of

the delivery of the products and services.”

Aadhaar aneffectiveinstrumentinremovingCorruptionandenablingCitizenEmpowerment:ShriRaviShankar

Prasad (UnionMinisterforElectronics&ITandLawJustice)

CSCSPVorganised aworkshopon“Aadhaar Services through CSC – A Unique Initiative”toshowcasetheimpactandprogressmadebytheVillage Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) indeliveringAadhaar

services amongthepoorandmarginalizedcommunitiesinIndia,throughtheCommon Services Centres (CSCs).

CSCs have given employment to 10 lakh people in India.

VLEs have trained 2 crore people in the Cashless India movement

Aadhaar is an effective instrument in removing corruption. We have saved Rs. 50,000 Crore by removing corruption.

Inthecountry,116 Cr people havebeenenrolledforAadhaar andCSChasplayedabigroleinit.

OurVLEsareprovidingAadhaar servicesatthedoorstepsofthecitizens.ThroughAadhaar,ourVLEshavecreatedruralenterprisesinthe

country.

EnumeratingthevariousinitiativesundertakingbyVLEsinprovidingAadhaar services,

“Wehavedone80 lakh child enrollments inthecountry.Inschools,Aanganwadi centres,Pulse Polio booths,wehavestartedanewtradition

ofchildenrolment.WehaveinitiatedinnovativewaysofAadhaargeneration,forexample,Aadhaar mela, Aadhaar-on-wheels,etc.Our

VLEshavemadeAadhaar forthedifferentlyabledpersonsthatensuredpensionsforthem.”

Essay

CommentontheefficacyAadhar-Linkingprojectsofthegovernmentandtheconcernsassociated

withthesame?

OnJune9,theapexcourthadupheldthevalidityofarecentlyinsertedIncomeTaxActprovision,makingAadhaar mandatorytoapplyforPAN cards andfileoftaxreturns.

Aadhaar, a 12-digit identity number based on biometrics, can be linked with the PAN, a 10-digit alphanumeric ID number for tax returns

E-filingoftheITRismandatoryforallindividualsexceptthoseearninglessthanRs 5lakhperannumandthosewhoareabove80yearsofage.

The lastdatetofurnishAadhaarnumber issuedbytheUniqueIdentificationAuthorityofIndia(UIDAI)isDecember31,2017,failingwhichthebankaccountwillbecomenon-functional.

Aadhaar detailsarealsomandatoryforopeningofnewbankaccounts.FromJune1,2017,citizensunabletoprovide Aadhaarnumber atthetimeofaccountopeningwillhavetoprovideAadhaar enrolmentnumber.TheAadhaar numberwillthenneedtobe

providedtobankwithinsixmonthsofopeningofthebankaccount.ThenotificationissuedbyrevenuedepartmentalsomandatesthequotingofAadhaar,popularly

called"Aadhaar card",foranytransactionof Rs. 50,000orabove,reports the PressTrustofIndia.

The Planning Commission constituted the Unique Identification Authority of India through a notification dated January 28, 2009.

Thus, the Aadhaar scheme did not have any statutory backing when it was launched and continued to operate in exercise of the executive power of the

government until 2016

OnAugust11,2015,theSupremeCourtpassedaninterimorderstatingthattheAadhaar cardwastobeusedonlyforthePDS scheme andfortheLPG distribution scheme,withaclearmandatethatitoughtnottobeused

bythegovernmentforanyotherpurpose.ThiswaslaterechoedbyaconstitutionbenchoftheSupremeCourt, whichheld asfollows:

• JanDhan• MGNREGA• Nationalsocialassistanceprogramme• EPF“We will also make it clear that the Aadhaar card scheme is purely voluntary

and it cannot be made mandatory till the matter is finally decided by this court one way or the other.”

when the government enacted the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016

(Aadhaar Act).

Privacy concerns ?

Nandan Nilekani“Data is the new Capital”

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Public Distribution System(Ration), Health information, Mobile Number, Financial Details, Purchases, Loans, Violations, Travel information, PAN, Electricity consumption, Water consumption of a person are all linked to

the Aadhaar, which is nothing but their detailed profile.

Ease to obtain AdhaarTechnical glitches , This newreport,releasedbytheCentreforInternetandSociety,studiedfourgovernmentdatabases.Thefirsttwobelongto

theruraldevelopmentministry:theNationalSocialAssistanceProgramme (NSAP)’sdashboardandtheNationalRuralEmployment

GuaranteeAct(NREGA)’sportal.20% finger print mis-match

Leakage - Data is always vulnerable(Russian hackers made public Turkish UIDAI databse)

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