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>how does a state go about providing services to its citizen if the state cannot identify citizens as its own and as unique entities. A man comes to you and as

>how does a state go about providing services to its citizen if the state cannot identify citizens as its own and as unique entities. A man comes to you and ask you for money. He says that he is hungry. In this case, you have two options. 1. You can give him the money. But you risk being scammed, because you cannot actually check that the man is actually hungry. If you give them money, there is no way to make sure that they did not buy liquor instead of food. This is what Aadhar is supposed to solve. 2. You can offer to buy him food (not a parcel or takeaway). In this case, there is no risk of being scammed. I think governments should try to do 2, instead of strapping on things like Aadhar in the name of doing 1, as it has a lot of chance of misuse and is vastly less reliable than 2.. As a solid implementation, instead of providing rations for rice and fuel, to prepare food, what if governments can open hotels, where one can have a solid, healthy meal for real cheap, For any one and every one who bothers to show up?

si1verbu11et 9y ago
The indian government has traditionally subsidized rations and fuel over the decades. This system was gamed massively by middlemen and black marketeers. Linking Aadhar to this system has certainly plugged many holes. The issue of misuse of data by the government is still a concern. People in power are corrupt more often than not, so it's a matter when and not if aadhar will be misused by the authorities. >As a solid implementation, instead of providing rations for rice and fuel, to prepare food, what if governments can open hotels, where one can have a solid, healthy meal for real cheap, For any one and every one who bothers to show up? This is also being tried, eg amma canteen -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amma_Unavagam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amma_Unavagam by Jayalalitha aka amma in the state of tamil nadu.named after the politician convicted by the ocurt for corruption and who never served a sentence. also, Indira canteen -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Canteens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Canteens by rahul gandhi in Karnataka. named after India's first woman prime minister(grand mother of rahul gandhi and daughter of nehru who was India's first prime minister). hero worship and dynasty politics in food subsidy programs funded by the tax payer. The food is good though or so I hear. Technology can certainly ease our pain, or will it make it worse?

si1verbu11et 9y ago

The indian government has traditionally subsidized rations and fuel over the decades. This system was gamed massively by middlemen and black marketeers. Linking Aadhar to this system has certainly plugged many holes. The issue of misuse of data by the government is still a concern. People in power are corrupt more often than not, so it's a matter when and not if aadhar will be misused by the authorities. >As a solid implementation, instead of providing rations for rice and fuel, to prepare food, what if governments can open hotels, where one can have a solid, healthy meal for real cheap, For any one and every one who bothers to show up? This is also being tried, eg amma canteen -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amma_Unavagam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amma_Unavagam by Jayalalitha aka amma in the state of tamil nadu.named after the politician convicted by the ocurt for corruption and who never served a sentence. also, Indira canteen -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Canteens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Canteens by rahul gandhi in Karnataka. named after India's first woman prime minister(grand mother of rahul gandhi and daughter of nehru who was India's first prime minister). hero worship and dynasty politics in food subsidy programs funded by the tax payer. The food is good though or so I hear. Technology can certainly ease our pain, or will it make it worse?