Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Friday 6 April 2018

WHEN VOLUNTARY GETS BETTER RESPONSE THAN MANDATORY


Where  is the  need  ?

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What is the need for linking Aadhar ID with Voter ID ?


Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji ,and the Election Commission  seem to be asking that

Here are relevant news :



Shri  Ravi Shankar  Prasadji :




Prasad said the government did not want to be accused of spying on citizens.

“The larger issue is that if everything is linked to Aadhaar, then the great supporters of anti-Aadhaar will say that the Narendra Modi government is snooping on everything, boarding, what you are eating, which cinema you are going. I don’t want that,” he said, according to PTI.



But then ,

Aadhar Card and Voter Card , carry pretty much the same data about a citizen


I suppose  government can “ match “ the two databases and calculate the “ probability “ that those data belong to the SAME person !





But leaving that aside , Election Commission’s suggestion to offer a powerful  “ Incentive “ to the voters to come forward and voluntarily ask for such linking , makes more sense !





The Election Commission of India is likely to plead in the Supreme Court that linking of Aadhaar number with voter ID-cards be made voluntary and not mandatory.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a public interest litigation that seeks to link Aadhaar with electoral voter ID cards later this month. 


According to insiders, EC is looking at offering 
incentives such as online voting rights  or option of voting through postal ballots to voters who would link their Aadhaar numbers to voter ID card 


There is a high probability that voters would opt for such “ voluntary “ linking since no one likes to walk down to the polling booth in hot sun or torrential rain , and stand in a queue for voting


Since all voters do not possess internet connected computers ( to be able to vote online ), I strongly urge the government to immediately develop and launch , mobile app :

VotesApp  [  18  Dec  2012  ]


There is no way , Supreme Court or the Opposition parties can object to this , since the linking , is entirely “ voluntary “


If anything , telling the Supreme Court  about all the advantages of VotesApp , will ensure full backing by the judiciary !


05  April  2018





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