The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance asked the government to redraft the Unique Identification Authority Bill, stating it was not acceptable in its present form.

At a meeting of the Standing Committee chaired by Yashwant Sinha, the members felt that the UID Authority Bill was not acceptable in its present form. Rashid Alvi of the Congress, however, was the lone dissenting voice and cast his vote for the present draft while the other members voted against it.

Sources said the decision to suggest redrafting of the bill was taken as representatives of the home and the finance ministries and the Planning Commission had raised objections to some of its provisions.