Parl panel backs Aadhaar linking with electoral roll

In a move to bring more transparency in the electoral system, a department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has supported the Election Commission’s move to link voters’ Aadhaar numbers with the electoral roll to clean up data of duplicate entries.

The EC has also informed the committee that it is also exploring the possibility of using block chain technology which would enhance the credibility of the electoral system in the country.

The committee, headed by Bhupendra Yadav, recommended that the Government may undertake appropriate actions for the purpose of linking unique Aadhaar Card number with Voter ID Card to purify the electoral roll which is in larger interest of democratic polity.