Aadhaar not mandatory for benefits of welfare schemes: UIDAI
Nobody will be denied access to benefits of welfare schemes due to lack of an Aadhaar card, Unique Identification Authority of India chief Ajay Bhushan said on Thursday. This comes after an 11-year-old girl in Jharkhand died of starvation after her family was allegedly denied food under public distribution system as their ration card wasn't linked with Aadhaar.