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Aadhaar Bill to ensure privacy protection

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Govt to present legislation in the Lok Sabha today
The government could introduce a regulatory framework to ensure that the biometric details of citizens it collects is kept discreet and used only to generate Aadhaar
numbers or authenticate them.
The Aadhaar Bill, which could be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, is likely to introduce this regulatory framework. It could also to propose that in cases of national security, an officer not below the rank of a joint secretary will be empowered to call for disclosure of such information. According to the revised list of business of the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would introduce The Aadhaar ( Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 on Thursday. It would be a money Bill, since it specifies its objective to provide targeted delivery of subsidies, expenditure of which will be incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India.
A money Bill can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha. The decision of the Speaker is final and cannot be challenged on whether or not aBill is one. Such a Bill cannot be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses. The government enjoys amajority in the Lok Sabha and has ensured passage of several key Bills in the House only to find these stuck in the Rajya Sabha, where it is in a minority.
Sources said the Bill could propose imprisonment of up to three years and fine of Rs. 10,000, which will be Rs. 1 lakh in the case of a company, for disclosing or
sharing of the core biometric information. The Bill, it is understood, could entail upon the Unique Identification Authority of India ( UIDAI) to take all necessary steps to ensure the confidentiality of identity information by protecting it against access of disclosure or accidental and intentional damage.The information could be stored in a centralised database of biometrics, the Central Identities Data Repository. The UIDAI will not only take all appropriate technical measures but also ensure that any agency it hires will follow these security measures.
Business Standard, New Delhi, 3rd March, 2016 

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