Moody's Investors Service in its report said that Aadhaar's system often results in service denials, and questioned the reliability of biometric technologies, especially for manual laborers in hot, humid climates.
As per Indian media report, Indian government has pushed back against a Moody's Investors Service report claiming that India's digital ID programme Aadhaar's reliability is "questionable" due to the "hot, humid" climate and that it harbours privacy concerns.
India's Supreme Court in 2018 upheld the validity of Aadhaar, but flagged privacy concerns and reined in a government push to make it mandatory for everything from banking to telecom services.
Moody's Report on India Adhaar Card
The report said: “However, the system faces hurdles, including the burden of establishing authorisation and concerns about biometric reliability."
“The system often results in service denials, and the reliability of biometric technologies, especially for manual labourers in hot, humid climates, is questionable,” it added.
What is Adhar card?
Aadhaar is a 12 digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India on behalf of the Government of India.The number serves as a proof of identity and address, anywhere in India.
