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I don't take the subsidy either but Aadhaar cards are useful and may well become essential.
e.g. at the moment in Goa there is plenty of gas so the suppliers are noy insisting that you're registered, but if it goes into short supply being registered will be required, and that means an Aadhaar card (OK the Supreme Court says not, but the alternatives are likely to be more difficult for foreigners - ration card, voters card etc.)
If you are a resident - small 'r' (which you have to be!) it takes no more than a few hours to get the documents together, and half a day to do the application

AndyD

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Looks straight forward but is there really nowhere to register in Goa & as "physical presence is required" do you have to go Karnataka or Maharashtra or am I missing something on the website?

H.

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I'm not sure - we applied at the 'Election Demo' site next to the Captain of Ports office in Panjim, but I'm not sure it is still open. There are 'Aadhaar application' signs up at a few agencies (the ones that also do xerox and PAN Card &c.) and also at the MLA's office in Panjim.
It seems strange that there are no centres listed for Goa - could be political as this is a Centre/ Congress initiative?

AndyD 8-)₹

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The office next to the Captain of Ports Office was still open for Aadhaar applications when I passed last week but there do now seem to be application centres all over the place.

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I wonder how legit they are, since they must have figerprint and iris scanning machines which afaik need to link to UIAI computers. Maybe they just charge you to print off a form which you then take to a proper centre?

AndyD 8-)₹

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The lady who cleans for us and her family were directed by their local panchayat in Porvorim to go to the mamlatdar where they were processed on April 9th, full fingerprinting and iris scanning. I downloaded their E-Aadhaar letters for them just over a month later. They didn't need to go anywhere else.

We went to the Panjim office next to The Captain of Ports in July of last year. The OH's card arrived on January 3rd and mine on September 3rd! Go figure, as the Americans would say!

Chameleons.

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Following an order passed by the Union Home Ministry stating that Benaulim legislator Caetano Rosario Silva has ceased to be an Indian citizen since he is infact a Portugese citizen.

What visa has he been travelling on to illegally carry out his legislative activities while staying for prolonged periods in India, what assets does he own and do their purchase comply with FEMA, how did a foreigner gain registration to the Electoral Roll and is he not a prime suspect in all the nefarious activities that only foreigners bring to Goa, his passport and visa documents should be inspected for overstaying and deported to his home country, Portugal.

Or should India allow foreigners into the electoral process and to become Indian citizens as Indians have been allowed to do so worldwide?

Sorry, moment of insanity there, what an extraordinary game of double standards and corruption, how are they going to explain this one away?

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And how many more legislators are in the same position? Lots of Goans with Portuguese passports are resident in the UK.

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Congress rout in state elections :D

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...lection-defeat

From today's Times of India
 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/30300679.cms

Property of TOI:
PANAJI: Enforcement Directorate (ED), Goa, has issued notices to four British nationals for violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in making purchases of immovable properties in Goa. The Britons have been asked to show cause why the properties should not be confiscated by the central government.

ED sources said the four Britons purchased immovable property at Siolim, Assagao and Candolim consisting of three flats and one house.

"There appears to be contravention of Section 6(3)(1) of the act read with regulation 8 of Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India) Regulations 2000," the ED notice states.

It further states, "You are required to show cause in writing within 30 days of the receipt of this notice, as to why adjudication proceedings as contemplated under Section 13 of FEMA, 1999, should not be held against you for the aforesaid contravention of the provision of FEMA as mentioned in the enclosed complaint and as to why the said property involved in the contravention should not be confiscated to the central government account in terms of section 13 (2) of FEMA 1999."

The notice also states that if the foreigners fail to appear the adjudication proceedings will proceed ex-parte and ED will rely on available documents.

In the last two years ED has been investigating 234 FEMA violations cases across the state involving Russians, Germans, British, Italian, Swedish and other European nationals.

In 2012, 32 notices were served on foreign nationals for purchase of immovable property and 5.5 crore was recovered as penalties. In 2013, 16 notices were issued and 3.60 crore was recovered.

ED sources said that after new joint director Pravin Pawar took charge of Goa, he expedited the investigation against foreigners investing in the state.

ED had confiscated over 12 agricultural properties located in Morjim, Mandrem, Arambol, Ucassaim and Anjuna, after the north Goa collector confirmed that no conversion sanads were issued to utilize the properties for non-agricultural purposes

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I found the article surprising - does anyone know any of these 48 people/couples/companies that have paid penalties?
48 cases over 2 years with penalties recovered of 3.6+5.5 = 9.1 Crores or around 20 lakhs per case.

AndyD 8-)₹

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:unsure:I am currently being investigated 're my small flat in Candolim which is mentioned in the piece but that may not necessarily be me yet. I was summoned to give my statement last week. I go back to the UK in just over 3 weeks (visa expires) so we shall see what happens between now and then!

From Today's (?) Herald
 

Interesting article:

http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details...&dat=2/16/2014

Regards

H.

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Yes it is interesting.
Not sure about the "For centuries have welcomed strangers into their midst"
They certainly didn't welcome other Indian people:D

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What will happen in Andhra?? Will the Bill be passed? There will certainly be riots if it does and possibly deaths.
Congress just grasping at votes but at what lengths!!

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/te...inister-484814