Posted: Wed Nov 16 2011, 03:56 hrs
New Delhi:
New Delhi:
Having enrolled for the Unique Identification number, or Aadhaar, make sure you do not give incomplete address or are at least at home when the postman arrives.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is still figuring out ways to deal with returned letters.
Till date, the authority has dispatched 2.5 crore Aadhaar numbers to the postal addresses of citizens. Of these, two lakh have been returned for various reasons ranging from incomplete address to death of the Aadhaar holder or resident not available at the provided address.
Kumar Alok, UIDAI’s Deputy Director General for Administration, Logistics and Media, said: “If a resident has formally communicated change of address to the local post office, the India Post has been requested to automatically redirect the letter to the changed address.”
Having an advantage due to its vast network of 1,55,015 post offices in India, including 90 per cent in the rural areas, India Post is the official carrier of the Aadhaar numbers and uses Speed Post The UIDAI has further requested India Post to keep the returned letters with them for at least four weeks — a request that has not yet been accepted.
“Under normal procedure for Speed Post, the letter is returned to our P.O. box 1947 to Bangalore within seven days. We have requested them to keep the UID letter for at least four weeks. It has not been accepted yet,” Kumar said.
He said the initial number of returned letters with UIDAI was 80,000. “The numbers have now increased to two lakh. But the status of your UID numbers is physically updated in our database and visible on the UID portal as well.”
He said the initial number of returned letters with UIDAI was 80,000. “The numbers have now increased to two lakh. But the status of your UID numbers is physically updated in our database and visible on the UID portal as well.”
“We are evaluating various reasons for returned letters and finding solutions. E-Aadhaar is one solution, where you can take a print of the letter available online. And for others, a decision has to be taken if a returned letter has to be returned to the residents in some way, and then who would bear the cost,” said Kumar.