These
days, Aadhar has been mandatory for different purposes. From opening bank
account to availing the benefits of Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhar
card is mandatory for all purposes. People have debated on benefits of
using it for a while now. One of the major benefits is that it has slashed
corruption to a great extent. So, let’s start with how it is helping India to
avoid corruption from the root.
Subsidy
Control – These days, only genuine LPG customers can avail
subsidy using Direct Benefit Transfer which links Aadhar Card to the bank as
well as LPG distributor. This step has been very beneficial for the government.
This way, data cannot be manipulated about funds for subsidies.
Ban
on Multiple Pan Cards – Many people had several PAN cards to
evade taxes. Recently, the government has made it important to link their PAN
card to Aadhar to keep people from holding multiple PAN cards. It also helped
in eliminating corruption.
Keeping
Tab on Government Employees’ Bank Accounts – It has also been
mandatory by the government to link their Aadhar card to banks and this rule
also applies to government services. Eventually, the government has been able
to keep tab on cash flow in the accounts of government employees and it would
definitely help avoid bribery in government employees.
Eliminate
Duplicate Votes – According to some reports, some of the
politicians have several voter IDs to vote for their party in elections using
these ID cards. It is actually a gross corruption that can be common in
elections. It is a big blow to the democracy. According to a recent
notification, they are working on Aadhar
card linking to keep the misuse of voting rights and to avoid fake Voter
IDs.
Control
Black Economy – It has also been mandatory to link
Aadhar with PAN number and bank account to help government keep track on black
money. Now, transactions are tracked easily as Aadhar is mapped with income tax
and it has been easier to build a relation between income of a person and
transaction.