Banknotes issued prior to 2005 to be withdrawn: RBI Advisory
The Reserve Bank of India has today advised that after March 31, 2014, it will completely withdraw from circulation all banknotes issued prior to 2005. From April 1, 2014, the public will be required to approach banks for exchanging these notes. Banks will provide exchange facility for these notes until further communication. The Reserve Bank further stated that public can easily identify the notes to be withdrawn as the notes issued before 2005 do not have on them the year of printing on the reverse side. (Please see illustration below)
The Reserve Bank has also clarified that the notes issued before 2005 will continue to be legal tender. This would mean that banks are required to exchange the notes for their customers as well as for non-customers. From July 01, 2014, however, to exchange more than 10 pieces of `500 and `1000 notes, non-customers will have to furnish proof of identity and residence to the bank branch in which she/he wants to exchange the notes.
The Reserve Bank has appealed to the public not to panic. They are requested to actively co-operate in the withdrawal process.
What is being done in Kundalahalli, Bangalore, where I had my registration done, one is issued with one form and if he needs for his Family members, it has to be photocopied.
Incidentally the shopkeeper charges Rs.ten per form!
I understand from the shopkeeper he gives three rupees per for to the officials!
Only 150 slips are issued.
Out of four systems only two work.
I checked with other centers.
The personnel who operate the system can read and write English barely and even are not the local language.
On an average they complete one application per 15 minutes, i.e. 8 per hour.
One never knows when his return will come.
In this confusion people just walk away after getting the slip and there are insufficient or absence of documentation.
The latter are turned back, naturally!
So the best bet would be to wait.
In between you have tea time, Smoking time,Lunch, snack time!
It took one whole day and the better part of next day to get the application filed in and get the acknowledgement.
This post not to whine , but to inform readers what to expect and to have proper documentation.
Four type of Documents are required and one photocopy of each has to be submitted.
Documents accepted for the issue of Aadhaar Card.
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Except the Aadhaar enrolment form, you are required to take original or attested photocopies of the remaining three documents. The photocopies can be attested by any gazetted/notary officer.
Valid Documents
A. Supported Proof of Identity (PoI) Documents Containing Name and Photo (any one):
Passport
PAN Card
Ration/ PDS Photo Card
Voter ID
Driving License
Government Photo ID Cards/ service photo identity card issued by PSU
NREGS Job Card
Photo ID issued by Recognized Educational Institution
Of late , the schools in the US have started tracking Students by tagging them with a Microchip.
Logo of the anti-RFID campaign by German privacy group FoeBuD. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Some schools have made that mandatory and there is wide-spread protest against this measure by students and the Public.
The process is known as Radio Frequency Identification -RFID.
“RF” stands for “radio frequency.” Like the radio waves that transmit sound to an AM radio, RFID
radio waves can travel through walls and doors. “ID” stands for “identification,” since RFID is
designed to identify, track, and monitor physical objects.
RFID systems have two main components:
RFID tags and
RFID readers
RFID tags are tiny computer chips connected to miniature antennas that can be affixed to physical
objects or living creatures. RFID tags can also be embedded in objects or injected hypodermically
under the skin of humans and animals.
Typically, an RFID tag contains a microchip programmed with a unique identification number used
to identify the tagged object or individual. In this way, RFID numbers are similar to Social Security
numbers. But unlike Social Security numbers or bar codes which must be seen to be read, RFID
tags can transmit data silently through the air, unhindered by doors, walls, backpacks, purses, or
clothing.
RFID tags can be either passive or active. Passive RFID tags do not have a power source of their
own, so they lie dormant until stimulated by a radio signal from an external reader device. Active
RFID tags contain an on-board power supply, so they actively transmit their data.
The second component of an RFID system is the reader device. The reader either emits or picks up
electromagnetic energy in a particular frequency to retrieve stored data from nearby RFID tags. In
both passive and active systems, this request and response process is both silent and invisible.
Passive RFID tags can be read from a distance of less than an inch to up to 100 feet or more,
depending on their frequency, the size of their antenna, and the power of the reader. Active (selfpowered) tags can have a much longer read range.
Typically, the data collected by RFID readers is sent to one or more computer databases. The
“Internet of Things” is a conceptual framework in which the unique ID number of a particular tag
would serve as an address under which all known sightings and information about the tag and its
owner would be stored. In this way, a tag could be tracked through thousands of readings by
strategically placed reading devices. These readings can be recorded and analyzed to identify
patterns of movement and behavior.
RFID may be used to trigger additional monitoring devices, like video cameras and audio recording
systems. For example, a central database could be instructed to trigger a recorder when select RFID
tags are identified in a specified location. This can make more in-depth tracking and monitoring of
selected objects and individuals possible. ‘
You can go to any authorized Aadhaar enrollment center anywhere in India with your identity and address proof.
Photo ID cards like PAN card and Govt ID cards are permissible for identity proof. Address proof documents also include water – electricity – telephone bills from the last three months. Pleaseclick here for a nationally valid list of Proof of Identity and Proof of Address documents. Common proofs of identity and address are election photo ID card, Ration card, passport and driving license.
Even if you or someone in your family does not have valid documents, you can still enrol. If the head of the household has relevant documents, he/she can first enrol and then introduce others in the family while they are enrolling. If even the head of household has no documents, you may take the help of Introducers available at the enrolment center.
At the enrollment center, please fill your personal details within the form. Your photo, finger-prints and iris scan will also be taken as a part of the enrollment. You can review the details you have provided and make corrections during enrolment itself. You will get an acknowledgment slip with an temporary enrolment number and other details captured during enrolment
You need to enrol only once. Enrolling again is a waste of your time as you will get only one Aadhaar number.
Based on your information provided, your details will be verified centrally. If your application is successful, an Aadhaar number will be generated and mailed to your address normally within 60 to 90 days.
The Obama administration expects the scheme to generally make Internet security better for millions of Americans and to, coincidentally, take away the need for users to memorise login details, passwords, etc, for online use. The measure is being drafted as the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, which is expected to be in project stage at the Department of Commerce shortly.
‘The Identity Ecosystem will provide more security for consumers; it will also provide better privacy protections. Today, a vast amount of information about consumers is collected as they surf the Internet and conduct transactions. How organizations handle that information can vary greatly, and more often than not, it is difficult for consumers to understand how their privacy will (or will not) be protected. The NSTIC seeks to drive the development of privacy-enhancing policies as well as innovative privacy-enhancing technologies to ensure that the ecosystem provides strong privacy protections for consumers.
The NSTIC outlines a private-sector led effort, facilitated by government, to develop the technologies, standards and policies necessary to create the Identity Ecosystem and to enable a self-sustaining market of many different credential providers. The Identity Ecosystem will be built to provide more security and privacy to consumers, while also spurring economic growth by helping businesses move more services online.’
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