Shimla, August 22, 2015: A Spokesman of the Election department said here today that as per the direction of Election Commission of India (ECI) all further activities relating to collection/feeding/seedling of Aadhaar Number being undertaken currently under National Electoral Rolls Purification and Authentication Programme (NERPAP) would be suspended with immediate effect till further directions from the Commission.
He said that NERPAP was launched in the State from 3rd March, 2015 to 31st July, 2015. During this period, Electors Photo Identity Card data of electors would be linked with Aadhaar Data of UIDAI and necessary corrections in electors rolls would be carried out alongwith the registration of left out eligible voters and deletion of ineligible electors, he added.
He said that as the Supreme Court of India had passed an order on 11th August, 2015, that the information about an individual obtained by the Unique Identification Authority of India while issuing an Aadhaar card will not be used for any other purpose, except as may be directed by a Court for the purpose of criminal investigation. He said that as per the order of Supreme Court, the Commission had decided to supersede all the activities of Aadhaar number.