Chief Executive Office of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant on June 01 attended a workshop on ‘Recent Initiatives for Simplifying Aadhaar usage’ by UIDAI. <br /><br />While addressing the event CEO Kant acknowledged Aadhaar’s role in welfare schemes. <br /><br />“Aadhaar has become the bedrock for government welfare schemes, ensured faster benefit transfers without any intervention or intermediaries and saved a vast amount of money,” he said. <br />