Starting next month,tax returns need Aadhaar Id,says Supreme Court

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Starting next month,tax returns need Aadhaar Id,says Supreme Court

The government argued that linking tax returns to Aadhaar is essential to check tax evasion.

Indians with an Aadhaar id will have to supply it for tax returns starting next month,the supreme court ruled today.however,the top court cautioned that it is concerned with the reports of Aadhaar data being leaked.

The government has argued that linking tax returns to Aadhaar -a unique 12-digit id assigned to every citizen and linked to iris scans and fingerprints is essential to check tax evasion.

"Our stand is vindicated," said Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi. Nearly 1.1 billion Indians have an Aadhaar card. 

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