The Bill that seeks to provide statutory status to the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will be introduced in the winter
session of the Parliament next month.
"...all necessary steps have been taken for introduction of the
National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2013 in the winter session of
Parliament likely to commence from the 1st week of the next month,"
Planning Commission said in a statement.
According to the press release, the Union Cabinet has already approved
the proposal submitted by the Ministry of Planning for moving official
amendments to the Bill last month.
The government had introduced the National Identification Authority of
India Bill, 2010, in December that year.
Lok Sabha Speaker, in consultation with the Chairman, Rajya Sabha had
referred the Bill to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance.
The Committee presented the Report to the Lok Sabha and tabled it in
Rajya Sabha on December 13, 2011.
In the meantime, the UIDAI has been functioning under an executive order
issued by the government in January 2009.
The Bill proposes to constitute a statutory authority to be called the
National Identification Authority of India and lay down the powers and
functions of the Authority, the framework for issuing Aadhaar numbers, defines
offences and penalties and matters incidental thereto through an Act of
Parliament.
The authority has issued so far, about 47 crore 85 lakh Aadhaar numbers.
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