Several NGOs, activists and citizens were startled at the complete lack of clarity on the huge costs involved in complying with RBI's latest diktat on e-KYC. Also, lack of clarity on the issue of whether each biometric based transaction will involve a transaction cost to UIDAI - who pays this cost? Will it be distributed among all? These NGOs, activists and citizens have submitted a memorandum to RBI governor Dr Raghuram Rajan
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come up with a circular on 2nd September 2013 stipulating all banks to implement biometric enabled or Aadhaar compliant ATM 
machines. Moneylife Foundation along with organisations like All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), All India Bank Depositors Association (AIBDA), Council for Fair Business Practices (CFBP), V CItizens Action Network (V CAN), Consumer Education and Research Centre, Ahmedabad (CERC), India Against Corruption (IAC), Forum for Fast Justice (FFJ), Forum of Free Enterprise (FEE), Nagrik Chetana Manch (NCM), All India Business Council (AIBC) and Women Graduates Union, Mumbai as well as activists and citizens signed a memorandum to the RBI on this issue.
In an interactive session of two and a half hours the representatives of the NGOs, activists and citizens brainstormed and finalised on a memorandum. The foremost issue discussed was the very fact that implementing Aadhaar contradicts the very objective with which it was introduced. It aimed to pioneer the financial inclusion but the entire system of transaction charges negate the objective. The whole process in expensive and results in deposits burdened with the charges.
NOTE: The Memorandum was signed by all the participants who were present. Others conveyed their support and logos by email.
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I wish.
Can happen in a democracy.
Government can say three or two of the above or Aadhar card. Similarly the KYC done by the financial people making a mockery of itself.Government is spending so much money on Aadhaar.
how can some body spend ( Nilekani) crores of rupees without any accountability. we have to investigate who is the promoter of this idea.
unfortunately in India one get away with murder at very low cost .. be it advertisements e g somebody endorsing chocolate flavour addition to milk and claiming that overnight you can become taller/ smarter/ fairer / handsomer...........
such company would have to close the shop in any other reasonably developed country.
Though GoI made having PAN Card mandatory for various financial transactions years ago, Banks hardly have any system in place to verify PAN details of customers. They have no database sharing arrangement with the IT Dept which issues these PAN Cards. Then why all this fuss over Aadhar, which is optional ?