Govt plans to link details of 100 million workers with Aadhaar: Report
Govt plans to link details of 100 million workers with Aadhaar: Report
The move may also help improve delivery of services related to pensions, employee provident fund and insurance for workers before next year’s general election
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The Centre is planning to link details of 100 million workers with Aadhaar to track job growth and duplication in payroll data, Mint
The move comes at a time when the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and National Pension Scheme (NPS) data on job growth received several criticisms as they did not take into consideration duplication of accounts and those companies not registered with either of the bodies.
"There is a lot of debate going on around job growth in India. The monthly payroll data being released since April is facing criticism that it’s not accurate and suffers from duplication. Once you seed all the beneficiaries with Aadhaar you may be able to find a solution to the problem of duplication," a government official told the paper
The move may also help improve delivery of services related to pensions, employee provident fund and insurance for workers before next year’s general election, officials told the paper.
"Other than the jobs record, the move will speed-up delivery of services like payment of pension and faster settlement of PF claims. PF number portability will be smoother with Aadhaar linkage as the subscriber ID already has the bank account and PAN linked to it," another official told the paper.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which has an active subscriber base of nearly 60 million, has asked its regional offices in over 120 locations to take up Aadhaar linking on a priority.
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is providing a financial incentive scheme to encourage companies to link Aadhaar numbers of their employees with subscriber details while enrolling them for health benefits under the corporation. ESCI provides healthcare facilities to nearly 40 million industrial workers.
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