Aadhar should have names of father, husband for women: Ex-CEC

CHENNAI: Former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami today said the Aadhar card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India should include the names of a woman's father and husband, in order to avoid confusion stemming from different surnames.

"Married women generally use their husband's name as their surname. But in PAN cards they ask for their father's name. So, the surname in the PAN card will differ from other documents. There is a need for standardising this. The Aadhar card should do this by including both a woman's father's name and her husband's name," said Gopalaswami on the sidelines of a function here.

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