In a bid to check the menace of multiple licensing, the Government is planning start linking driving licence with Aadhaar soon. As Aadhaar is a digital identity which confirms the physical identity with the help of biometrics, the Government has also shared the proposal with the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways in this regard.
“The process to link Aadhaar with driving licence would be set in motion soon to check the menace of multiple licensing. I have already had a word with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in this regard,” Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters here at the Haryana Digital Summit-2017 here.
“Aadhaar is a digital identity which confirms the physical identity with the help of biometrics and there are laws in place to check against unauthorised usage of Aadhaar,” he added. Prasad however said the biometric information -- which includes iris scan and fingerprints -- is stored in an encrypted form and is very secure.
“If you look at the physical card, it has my photo, says I am a male and has my permanent Patna address at the back. It does not have details like names of my parents, caste, religion, educational qualification, financial income or health records. None of the things by which you can be profiled are mentioned on the Aadhaar card,” he said.
The Central Government has linked PAN card to Aadhaar to stop money laundering, an official statement quoting him said. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar and State’s Urban local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain, were also present at the Summit, organised by the State Government.