Centre's claim - Aadhaar is world's most trusted digital ID: Moody's report rejected
Centre's claim - Aadhaar is world's most trusted digital ID: Moody's report rejected; Rating agency had raised questions on security and privacy
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The Government of India has rejected the report of global rating agency Moody's Investors Service and has described the Aadhaar card as the world's most trusted digital identity card. Moody's Investors, in its report released on September 21, had expressed concern over the security and privacy of people related to Aadhaar.
Referring to the MNREGA scheme, the report said that Aadhaar's biometric system cannot be trusted in the hot and humid climate of India. Sometimes it doesn't work correctly. Due to this, the workers face the most problems.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT issued a press release on Monday, September 25, calling Moody's claim baseless. The government said that this report had been prepared without any evidence. More than 100 crore people of India trust it.
The Center said that in the Aadhaar system, verification is done through contactless biometrics through face and eyes. Apart from this, users can also get Aadhaar verified through their mobile OTP. This is not mentioned in the Moody's report.
According to the Ministry of Electronics and IT, money is transferred directly to the workers' bank accounts. They do not need to provide biometrics to add their Aadhaar number to the MNREGA database.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT said that no data or research has been cited in the Moody's report. No attempt was made to find out the facts. The only reference in the report is to the website of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
The number of Aadhaar cards issued so far is given on the UIDAI website, whereas in the report their number is said to be 120 crores. This figure is wrong.
The ministry said that in the last decade, more than a billion Indians have expressed their trust in the Aadhaar system by using Aadhaar as their identity more than 100 billion times. International agencies like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Aadhar card is appreciated. Along the lines of India, other countries are working on developing digital ID systems.
