Exclusion
'I cannot get pensions in village after Aadhaar introduced'
Fefi Devi says she enrolled in Aadhaar but the machine does not recognise her fingerprints. After Aadhaar was made mandatory, she can no longer get her pension in the village, and has to now travel 10 kilometers spending Rs 150 for getting her Rs 500 pension.
Is anyone accountable for Aadhaar errors?
Babu Singh, a construction worker in Jawaja block in Ajmer, and his wife Punni Devi, who has polio, have been "locked out" of food grains because of errors in Aadhaar numbers.
"Deprived of 10 kilo grains because don't have Aadhaar"
"Does Aadhaar work for the elderly?"
Surjomati Yadav. an elderly widow, with no immediate family members, in Baghburha village in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh was unable to get 7 kilo grains after Aadhaar made mandatory.
"Hands washed, but biometrics don't match"
"No network at ration shop, biometric machine hung on jamun tree
What happens when Aadhaar biometrics don't match?
An elderly person in Masuda, Ajmer, Rajasthan attempts to use a biometric authentication machine
No Aadhaar So No Pension, Daakhu Devi
Some of the most vulnerable people have been denied meagre pensions because of errors in linking their details with Aadhaar numbers.
Biometrics don't work in winter
A ration cardholder explains how they are unable to get their rations as the biometric machine does not recognize their fingerprints in the winter when the skins of the fingers are dry and develop cracks