Congress targeted the Modi government on Monday (June 23, 2025) on Monday (June 23, 2025) and alleged that it is using technology systematically to exclude the most weaker sections of the society from social welfare rights."Text-Align: justify;"> The main opposition party also said that Digital India should be enabled and not weakened. The Ministry has directed all the states and union territories to implement an essential face identity system for ration distribution and monitoring of children at Anganwadi centers.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on the social media platform X, ‘The Modi government is systematically using technology to deprive the country’s most disadvantaged sections of the rights from social welfare schemes."Text-Align: justify;"> He said, ‘First, millions of laborers were excluded from MNREGA using Aadhaar as a weapon. Acid attacks Survivors had to fight in the court only to get the names in Aadhaar. Tribals across the country are still deprived of their ration due to technical disturbances. ‘
Jairam Ramesh alleged that another obstacle has been created in front of pregnant women- ‘Face Recognition Technology’ (FRT) has now been made mandatory for the basic and legal rights found under the National Food Security Act. He said that there is evidence around the world that technology like FRT discriminates on the basis of a person’s color and class.
Congress leader said, ‘Earlier, Aadhaar -based payment system (ABPS) has revealed evidence of the failure and obstruction of technology like’ National Mobile Monitoring System ‘app.’
According to Jairam Ramesh, ‘The 365th report of Parliament’s Education, Women, Child, Youth and Sports Committee also mentioned how the implementation of ABPS in Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana disrupted the benefits of pregnant and breastfeeding women."Text-Align: justify;"> He claimed, ‘As a result, under the scheme under which 96 lakh women were paid in 2019-20, it was reduced to only 27 lakhs in 2023-24.’ The Congress General Secretary said, ‘The purpose of Digital India should be empowering, not snatching rights. Speech inclusion, behavior boycott- this should not be done. ‘