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andrew loomis has really helped me, search on archive.org, the books are not in copyright anymore..

IMO it was done to recapitalise banks which are getting drowned in NPAs. Not sure if it worked out or not in that sense.

People also say it was done to win some state elections. Modi says it was for the war against corruption/black money and to improve the tax base.

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 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 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?

ola is swimming in vc money, esp from softbank