The litany against the Aadhaar won’t die down until the government comes up with a reasonably meaningful explanation on why it is linked to all basic services that a citizen needs - from bank accounts to filing income tax returns. Of late, the government has been publishing notification after notification making Aadhaar must for government services and subsidies, despite the Supreme Court's directive that it should not be made mandatory for availing services. In fact, the government even amended the Income Tax Act to include a section that makes Aadhaar number mandatory for filing returns. According to the latest rules, linking of Aadhaar number with the PAN has to be done before 31 July else the PAN card may become invalid. This particular requirement is actually putting the public to trouble as the linking of Aadhaar with PAN is easier said than done. For the linking to be successful, the name, date of birth and gender in the PAN and Aadhaar have to match. While date of birth and gender may not be that big a problem, name is indeed a problem. For instance, it has to be remembered that women in India often change their name after marriage. Many may have got their PAN much earlier while Aadhaar was only recently introduced.