Srinagar, August 1
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said here today the state government intended to provide smart cards to residents of Jammu and Kashmir to be primarily linked to the Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) and then to ration cards, MGNERGA job cards and registration cards to make the public service delivery easy.
“The ultimate linkage of smart cards with the Unique Identification(UID) number, ‘Aadhaar’, would undoubtedly ensure timely benefits to the people,” Omar said.
Launching the initiative in Jammu and Kashmir at a function at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here today, the Chief Minister cautioned the people about the misgivings likely to be created by vested interests regarding ‘Aadhaar’.
He said the card would have a simple identification number and was not mandatory or compulsory for the citizens.“It is an optional facility for valid identification proof available to the people for obtaining various services promptly. You have many cards like passport, driving licence, state subject, voter cards, etc and it is up to you to utilise any of these for identification and residential proof,” he said
Omar said at present, even for obtaining a cellphone connection, one had to provide some proof of identification and residence. “Similar is the case for getting other services,” he said.
“It would streamline the services and make them fast,” he said, adding that the identification number would also improve governance and essential services delivery mechanism.
Omar said the UID number would prove more efficient in ensuring benefits to the weaker sections of society under various schemes in the Rural Development, Social Welfare, Health and Education sectors.
“Aadhaar is an important initiative in this regard,” he said and asked the Information Technology Department to put in place initiatives for universalising e-governance in the state.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said here today the state government intended to provide smart cards to residents of Jammu and Kashmir to be primarily linked to the Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) and then to ration cards, MGNERGA job cards and registration cards to make the public service delivery easy.
“The ultimate linkage of smart cards with the Unique Identification(UID) number, ‘Aadhaar’, would undoubtedly ensure timely benefits to the people,” Omar said.
Launching the initiative in Jammu and Kashmir at a function at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here today, the Chief Minister cautioned the people about the misgivings likely to be created by vested interests regarding ‘Aadhaar’.
He said the card would have a simple identification number and was not mandatory or compulsory for the citizens.“It is an optional facility for valid identification proof available to the people for obtaining various services promptly. You have many cards like passport, driving licence, state subject, voter cards, etc and it is up to you to utilise any of these for identification and residential proof,” he said
Omar said at present, even for obtaining a cellphone connection, one had to provide some proof of identification and residence. “Similar is the case for getting other services,” he said.
“It would streamline the services and make them fast,” he said, adding that the identification number would also improve governance and essential services delivery mechanism.
Omar said the UID number would prove more efficient in ensuring benefits to the weaker sections of society under various schemes in the Rural Development, Social Welfare, Health and Education sectors.
“Aadhaar is an important initiative in this regard,” he said and asked the Information Technology Department to put in place initiatives for universalising e-governance in the state.