Thursday, January 6, 2011
The Election Commission (EC) will carry out work on Unique Identity (UID) cards along with the census from January 10 in the city.
The Election Commission (EC) will carry out work on Unique Identity (UID) cards along with the census from January 10 in the city.
Pune municipal commissioner, Mahesh Zagade, the census officer for the area coming under the municipal limits, said the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has made arrangements.
With the completion of house listing under the census project, the administration will undertake the UID data collection work with the EC taking fingerprints, photographs and eye scans of citizens.
The UID card will be biometric, with a 12-digit UID number to citizens more than 5 years old. Those below five years will be given 12-digit UID in the name of their parents.
Zagade said the state government has appointed Wipro, Smart Chip and Tera Software for Pune city. These firms will cover four regional ward offices each.