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 ?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: in the Aadhaar (Puttaswamy) judgment of 2018, the Supreme Court allowed authentication records to be kept for up to six months, not three. Statement 2 is correct: the Court struck down the part of Section 57 that let private companies use Aadhaar data through contracts. Statement 3 is wrong: Aadhaar is not mandatory for insurance. Statement 4 is correct: Section 7 lets the government require Aadhaar for benefits paid from the Consolidated Fund of India. So 2 and 4.
Watch for: The 'three months' figure looks close to the real six-month limit, so students tick statement 1 without checking.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Court's limit on storing authentication records was six months, not three.
- C. Wrong because Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for insurance products.
- D. Wrong because statements 1 and 3 are incorrect.
Source to check: Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India (Aadhaar judgment), Supreme Court, 26 September 2018; Aadhaar Act, 2016, Sections 7 and 57
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