UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

Consider the following statements: 1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months. 2. State cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing of Aadhaar data. 3. Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining insurance products. 4. Aadhaar is mandatory for getting benefits funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 4 only
  2. 2 and 4 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

Correct Answer

2 and 4 only

Explanation

The Supreme Court (2018) limited storage of authentication data to six months, not three, so statement 1 is wrong. It struck down the part of Section 57 that allowed private corporations to use Aadhaar authentication, so statement 2 is correct. Aadhaar is not mandatory for insurance (IRDAI advisory 2019), so statement 3 is wrong. Section 7 was upheld, so Aadhaar can be mandatory for benefits and subsidies funded from the Consolidated Fund of India, making statement 4 correct.

Topics: aadhaar act - puttaswamy judgment 2018, aadhaar & digital identity, governance & government schemes, polity & governance