If this topic interests you, take the poll below!
The Indian Government has long been interested in issuing all citizens a Multipurpose National ID Card (MNIC). While I am certain that this scheme has been introduced with the very best intentions, I am afraid that it will lead to a serious invasion of the privacy of Indian citizens as well as encroach upon other constitutional rights such as the right to freedom of movement.
The government’s official press release of the scheme shows how the card can be used to facilitate many aspects of governance. However, it is the word “Multipurpose” that scares me. What are the restrictions that can be placed on it’s use? The concept of Privacy in India is still in it’s nascence and a card of this sort can come to be a de facto Identity document to “prove” yourself. Especially if it is compulsory to carry it at all times.
The government’s plan to tie all databases together using one card will make it hard to resist the temptation to use the ID card to ask citizens to “prove” who they are. How do you feel about being asked to show your card when you enter a theater, or even when you walk on the road?
Is it possible for a point to come when I will be required to carry my card with me on the streets to “prove myself” to any passing Policeman who chooses to check? We saw earlier how the Supreme Court defined privacy in India and one such definition was “the right to be left alone. This right will inevitably be violated by such actions. In addition, in the Preamble of the Constitution, citizens have the right to a life of dignity. How can dignity possibly be maintained without a right to privacy? Without the right to be “let alone?”
In time, the card will almost certainly come to be more important than the individual. A sort of “stamp” where you are no one without it (almost like the Social Security Number in the US). Unless we protest against the dehumanizing effects of this card, it will come upon us from behind and we’ll never know what hit us.
how can i get this card plz reply me on mail
i m citizen of delhi
iam workeng in the uae
i ned id card give me farmat
Having been living in these disturbing parts of north-east india, it seems that this method will somehow helps to curb the violence of anti-social elements in these parts, though, however it seems that this will invade art.19 and 20 of our constitution…And the misuses of these cards will only create more chaos and un-uniformity among the masses…
art.21 not 20
Just wanted to say, I’ve ben living in the E.U. and have often felt embarassed about not having an Indian I.D. card since years and am happy that the Govt. is finally ussuing one. It is compulsory to have official ID on you all throughout the EU and almost ALL govts throughout the world issue their citizens one. The idea that this intrudes on someones privacy is one I personally find ridiculous. the EU’s probably the most liberal part of the world as far as personal views and privacy is concerned and not once in the 12 yrs I’ve lived here have I ever heard anyone complain their ID cards being a hindrance to that!
Hi
Date of expire to Card holder or Card?
IN THIS CARD VERY USEFUL TO EVERY INDIAN AND FOREIGN EMPLOYERS.HOW CAN I APLLY THIS CARD PLZ REPLY MY MAIL. JAI HIND
PLZ HELP ME HOW TO APPLY THIS
i want this card..i m residency of jodhpur .. i m of 22 yrs and b.com final student..what is the process for obtaining this card.please give me all details about this card..
Were i can get this card ?
How to apply this card ?