Aadhaar - A Digital 'Habitation And A Name' For Every Indian

The 12 digit unique identification number Aadhaar has finally been ruled as constitutionally valid by the Supreme Court.

- Buroshiva Dasgupta

The petitions – 31 of them – challenging its constitutional validity on grounds of privacy have been dismissed after a prolonged hearing of 38 days before a five-member bench. Technology will finally give a digital ‘habitation and a name” to every Indian.

Media technology has helped the world to become globalised. Its utility has been questioned severely since its inception. It was believed at the beginning that it increased the ‘digital divide’ - making the rich more rich and the poor more poor. It has come a long way and people have started believing that the media technology has ‘empowered’ the common man. The Supreme Court verdict also confirms the concept of empowerment.