Voter IDs to Replace Aadhaar for Panchayati Raj Benefits: Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh
The government says biometric checks and voter ID numbers will replace Aadhaar to identify beneficiaries and curb duplicate records in welfare payments.
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Biometrics, voter IDs for beneficiary payments, not Aadhaar: Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Singh, who is the Union Minister of Panchayati Raj, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, made these remarks last Friday during the National Workshop on People’s Plan Campaign 2026-27, organised by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
Union Minister Lallan Singh, while announcing the new Panchayati Raj scheme, had said that biometric authentication and voter ID (EPIC) numbers would be used to identify beneficiaries instead of Aadhaar. Now, the RJD has raised questions about this.
Voter IDs to replace Aadhaar for panchayati raj benefits: Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Gangtok: Union Minister for Panchayati Raj Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, on Tuesday announced that biometric authentication along with Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers would become the basis for identifying beneficiaries and processing payments under a new Panchayati Raj scheme, moving away from Aadhaar as the primary identification mechanism. Singh was speaking to […]
Voter ID to replace Aadhaar for Panchayati Raj Scheme Benefits, Says Minister Lalan Singh
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