Originally Posted by
Keyser
give it a little bit of time & there will be some clarity....this government has a habit of putting stuff in place without any instructions on how to implement them....
The PDF file of memo from Min-of-Telco seems to be clear cut. Instructs companies to take steps that do not create troubles for the consumers (and interestingly does not mention need for thumb print0
Dont think Airtel is so obtuse to introduce themselves. Mukesh Ambani had actually described this thumb print process last year but it was mentioned as their (Jio) innovation to make verification faster (not mandatory).
Trying to find out which idiot introduced thumb screen requirement as mandatory rather than optional for efficiency.
Same thing happened when Kangress introduced Aadhaar. How invalid handicapp people go to "centers" and wait for hours was not thought through but after 3-4 years UDAI started coming to patient's home if it was arranged through ward officer (which meant blunt bribes to elected cong corporator)
However in this case, instead of telco companies going to patient's home, might be easier just to do the old fashioned validation (may take longer but can work)