ToShri G C MurmuCAGDear Shri Murmu,Subject:- Proliferation of fake Aadhaar Cards and false Jandhan bank accounts pose a serious threat to proper use of the Centre’s expenditure under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs)Please refer to my letter dated 7-10-2022 on the subject (https://countercurrents.org/2022/10/centrally-sponsored-schemes-violate-the-spirit-of-federalism-also-wastes-public-resources/?swcfpc=1), with special reference to two Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs), PM Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PMKSNY). False Aadhaar identity cards also adversely impact the integrity of India’s elections. In almost all the States (excluding A&N, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh), between 31-12-2021 and 28-2-2023, there has been a suspicious surge in the number of Aadhaar Cards. That does call for a major investigation” One way to authenticate the number of Aadhaar Cards could have been through a formal population enumeration based on Census conducted in accordance with the Census Act. This has resulted in the proliferation of false Jandhan bank accounts as also their misuse for laundering money.

Source: Economic Times May 17, 2023 00:17 UTC