This step by #Puducherry government has made #HealthID de-facto mandatory. http://SFLC.in  had raised this concern in its comments on the draft health data mangement policy.

We would be writing to the #Puducherrry government regarding this. https://twitter.com/imprashere/status/1355095359282839556

The Health Data Management Policy, 2020 clearly states that registering with the Health ID is voluntary and Aadhaar is not a mandatory form of identification required for registration.

This is in violation of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Justice Puttaswamy v. UOI (2019 (1) SCC 1) wherein it was held that Aadhaar is mandatory only for :

a) filing Income Tax returns; and

b) for availing government subsidies charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India.

If you are being forced to register with the Health ID, you can write to us at [email protected] or send us a message.

You can read our comments on the draft Health Data Management Policy, 2020 here. https://sflc.in/our-comments-draft-health-data-management-policy-national-digital-health-mission