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title: "Responce To Various Issues Raised By Ceo Uidai"
description: "On [8th Aug, 2017, a press conference was organized](https://rethinkaadhaar.in/blog/2017/8/09/press-conference-on-8th-aug-2017-to-expose-gois-false-claims-about-benefits-of-aadhaar) in Delhi by Satark..."
pubDate: 2017-08-17
author: Rethink Aadhaar
category: Uncategorized
originalUrl: https://rethinkaadhaar.in/blog/responce-to-various-issues-raised-by-ceo-uidai
---

On [8th Aug, 2017, a press conference was organized](https://rethinkaadhaar.in/blog/2017/8/09/press-conference-on-8th-aug-2017-to-expose-gois-false-claims-about-benefits-of-aadhaar) in Delhi by Satark Nagrik Sangathan, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Right to Food Campaign and Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan to expose the claims of the Government about the benefits of Aadhaar. During the recently concluded hearings on privacy in the Supreme Court, the government made tall claims about Aadhaar ensuring food security for millions of people. The Prime Minister in February 2017, in Parliament, stated that the use of Aadhaar and technology had helped weed out 3.95 crore bogus ration cards. However, experience on the ground and information accessed under the RTI Act shows that such claims are not backed by evidence. 
In response to the press conference, the media reported Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, CEO UIDAI, as saying that the findings *“arise from a skewed approach*” and “*misinterpretations*”. Further, it was reported that according to him, “*to claim that Aadhaar is responsible for denial is a misconstrued fact presented with malafide intent*”.
Anjali Bhardwaj, Nikhil Dey, Dipa Sinha & Amrita Johri have written to Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, replying to the various issues raised by him. The contents of the letter are below and [can be downloaded here](/s/letter-to-UIDAI-ceo-final.pdf).